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Birth Date: Sat, May 16 1953

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Menifee California, United States (map)

I am: Married

Schools: Alameda High School Lakewood CO.

Jobs: Brick and Stone Mason last 38 years... due to injury I am working online.


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  docmason71

Thu, Mar 04 09:49 AM

I'm so damn frustrated....

 I feel very frustrated this week.  I went to the Doctor on Tuesday and he said that my shoulder is healing even better than he expected.  But,... there is always a but!  I need to stay off work for 4-6 more weeks.  I can't afford to miss more work.  This is going on 8 months now, and I am wiped out financially.  Even when I am released to return to work due to the economy I don't see any work in the future.  I'm grateful to be healing, but the emotional strain of the financial problems really have me down.  I know that I should not worry, but at 56 years old I'm just scared.  I've been working on getting an online business going because I know that my injuries will limit my chances of getting back to being a Mason again.  It's a slow process to build something new.  I am just trying to use this time to change my attitude.  It's not that easy to do.  I feel that I have been putting my head in the sand to avoid my problems.  Thinking positive has been out of my reach the past 2 days.  It's such an uphill battle!  Oh, well, at least I'm back doing the tools program...just hanging on with a tiny bit of faith that all is going to be OK!  I'm working on smiling through out the day...even if I don't feel it!   p.s.  Thanks so much for the feedback from everyone.  It means so much to me!

 

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Keep your head up!

I'm sad to hear that you can't get back to the work you so love. For what it's worth I DO think the economy is coming back, if you can just hang on. I'm impressed that your shoulder is getting better, I broke my shoulder mountain biking in 2001 and it took me 6 months to get my range-of-motion back and about a year to get my strength back.

 

It sounds like the big-picture is pretty scary right now. If you can break it down to smaller pieces it might seem less overwhelming. What can you do today to help your situation? What people can you call on for support? Take action, move forward, even posting this blog is action. Keep moving... 

One day

Take it one day at a time and hold on you can do it!  Wishing you a fast recovery so you can get back to doing some kind of work.

It is not easy right now but you will pull through.

Take care of yourself.

Hang Tough -

I love the fact that you are seizing new opportunities while you are healing.  The economy will improve, but your future may be online.  I had a discectomy w/fusion in my neck in 2007 and now they want to repair  two tears in my shoulder.  I've been told the shoulder will take longer to heal than the neck so I'm waiting until I can't take it any longer.  Now, you having me thinking -- perhaps I should have my shoulder surgery  and look for new opportunities while I heal.  I'm paralyzed with fear of losing my job while I'm out having surgery, but maybe it's the opportunity I've been searching for.  Hmm.  Good luck with your new business!!  I wish you enormous success and happiness.  Cool    

Opportunity

hang in there -- you're going through a rough time and all, but I'm glad you're seeing your opportunites. think about something you've always had an interest or passion for that won't be affected by your injury that you can possibly learn to do for income. you can turn this whole thing around for the better.