Dr. Seuss-isms to Live By

I have been a fan of Dr. Seuss since I could read (he helped me learn to read actually, the silly old guff, and he didn't even know it), and during the past 7 months of membership in the unemployed gang I've been riding the emotional roller coaster at full-tilt.  I find happy hills one day and sad lonely valleys the next.  It has been a vicious ride and an unkind one.  Zeus has been supportive and he has had to deal with many of these emotions, fast and furiously, without warning most of the time, and I owe him a great deal.

Though I am leary about posting this news until it is in writing, I believe I am now among the employed once again (though I am waiting for the official offer letter, I was given the good news verbally today).

When my time in unemployment land began, I was hopeful and optimistic.  I've never had a problem finding a job, and my skills are quite valuable.  As the weeks wore on, my optimism waned a bit and I quickly had to recover it, getting my energy level elevated once more.  As the months wore on, it was becoming quite impossible to keep motivated.  I tried every day to keep my head above the tide and continue to swim.  I'll admit, these last couple of weeks were the toughest and to be honest, I'm not sure I could have continued to tread water.

So, after receiving the call today with a job offer (a very, very good one), I ran through every emotion possible and became quite philosophical, causing me to reach for my small blue book, Seuss-isms, a book edited by Audrey Geisel, Ted Geisel's (a.k.a. Dr. Suess) wife, and I found a Seuss-ism that is perfect for today:

I learned there are troubles
Of more than one kind.
Some come from ahead
And some come from behind

But I've bought a big bat.
I'm all ready, you see.
Now my troubles are going
To have troubles with me!
--I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

--Fortuitous Observer

Comments

[Ariel]

Very apropos Seuss-ism.

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