[at-l] Finding employment after a thru

[WenchAT03 at comcast.net (Teresa)]

For me, the issue is the same as it always been.  I worked at a place for
almost 10 years, but I never enjoyed the job.  I loved the people I worked
with and worked for a very good family-run business.  (Not my family.)  When
I didn't want to work there anymore, I couldn't just quit and find a new
job... that was too hard!  I quit to go hike the AT.  Now that I am back
from my hike, the issue is still not resolved.  The issue is "What do I want
to do?" combined with "What am I willing to do to get there?"  I think I
have a pretty good idea of the answer to the first part, but so far, I'm not
willing to change where I live to get there.  I am scared to live away from
family.  I am scared to move far away, all by myself.  But I know that if I
want it badly enough, I will do those things.  In my mind, it's like a
scale, with the reward on one side (new job) and the sacrifice to get there
on the other side (leaving family).  The scales are about even right now,
but they will eventually tip to one side, and at that point, my decision
will come easily.

BTW, I recently posted a journal entry similar to the above.  (Problem
accessing trailjournals right now, but it's the last journal entry I've
made.)

:-)
Babbling Wench

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sloetoe" <sloetoe@yahoo.com>
>
> --- TrailR@aol.com wrote:
> > I didn't realize how bad this would suck.. Especially with all
> > the other things going through my head after a thru. What do I
> want to do when I grow up? What do I want to do with my life. Am
> I where I need to be, to live my life the way I should? What are
> my goals? What do I have to do to reach them? Am I doing it?
> > Way too much thinking going on here....
> ### Grand post. Hope you respond to your own questions onlist.
> Hope *other* throughhikers respond on list.....
>
> sloetoe
> class of '79