My Song, The Climb

My daughter loves Miley Cyrus and she is watching her on tv.  Miley is singing out what has turned out to be my favorite song in the last month or so.. since being laid off from my job..   She actually wrote these lyrics with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, so she must be a wise young person, and the way she belts it out speaks to my heart and soul.  Here are the lyrics:

I can almost see it.
That dream I'm dreaming, but
There's a voice inside my head saying
You'll never reach it
Every step I'm takin'Every move I make
Feels lost with no direction,
My faith is shakin'
But I gotta keep tryin'
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down, but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it, but
These are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most
I've just gotta keep goin', and
I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, but

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

Keep on movin'
Keep climbin'
Keep faith baby
It's all about, it's all about
The climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, woah

All that wisdom sung by an 18 year old.  I just had to share...

On Blogging

Why do I blog this private journey?  Blogging has turned into a wonderful outlet for me.  I can honestly share the emotional turmoil that follows the loss of my job, self-esteem, and a paycheck.  I truly hope the people reading this will feel empowered to be honest about their situation and feelings and that those who have not experienced a layoff situation like this first-hand can empathize better with those who have.  During the first 5 months of 2010, the United States experienced a 9.7% unemployment rate, and there were frequent and widespread lay-offs reported all over the country.  It seems to be of epidemic proportions.  It also seems that the middle-aged, more seasoned and higher paid staff seem to be the ones getting laid off in this economy.  This epidemic of lay-off is forcing many people to re-think their spending, earning potential, career choices, priorities, etc.
In addition to providing some therapy, blogging has the following benefits:

• It is a way for me to establish myself as a writer and practice my skill.
• My blogs serve as a chronicle of sorts so that I have themes and thoughts gathered in one place in which to draw future short articles, stories, or books to publish.
• It provides me some opportunity to network and hear from others through the comments, so please add comments freely.  I have opened them up so you don't have to sign up in order to leave comments.  I would love to hear from you.
• Most of all, I hope to provide insight or entertainment to people.

Most of my management career, I was told I was too transparent.  The ideal manager would be a role model 100% of the time in thought, word, and deed.  I fell very short of 100% almost every day, as my humanness always seemed to ooze out of me and I never knew what I should be ashamed of about myself to prohibit me from sharing it with others.  I like to embrace my humanity.  I think it is important that we all embrace our individuality and diversity. 
Now that I have discovered blogging, and don't have some false corporate image to uphold day in and day out, I can be just who I am and share it with others.  This sharing with others is what will make me successful at the end of the day.  I am finally real.