Pink Security Blanket

Pink Security Blanket

Looking for Blankets & Beyond security blankets.?

I am looking for the security blankets walmart used to sell. Blankets & Beyond brand. Walmart.com does not have them and the ones on ebay are totally outrageous. I saw one yesterday that sold for over $40.00. I have two, but would like atleast two more (possibly different patterns) I have pink camo and pink leopard. Any help greatly appreciated

Where did you find them? My 8 month old has lost her pink camo one. Her sleep patterns are completely interrupted now and I can't find any more.

A Pink Slip Can Improve Your Life

We are all programmed from an early age, both conciously and sub-conciously, to expect certain things to occur in life. High on the priority list is that we will have to work to earn a living, and that the salary will be used to pay taxes and a range of regular expenses that will simply never go away. So we MUST keep working continously until retirement - and maybe into retirement.

When that awful day comes when you are to lose your job it usually feels like the end of the world. Real fear of the future is a common reaction.  The loss of that regular paycheck brings panic.

Then there are all the other feelings of failure and concern. Here are a few emotions, which I too have shared on occasion:

"I will never earn such a good salary with matching benefits again."

"I'm too old now. No one will hire me."

"I've been doing the same job for nine years - I don't know anything else."

"There are simply too many unemployed people now who do what I do, and therefore it's going to be almost impossible to get another job."

OK. So there are some really negative thoughts.

Now let me highlight some of the immediate benefits that many people might experience.

Lets use  Jane as an example.  She has just lost her job as a computer programmer.  She has been earning good money and has enjoyed reasonable benefits including health care for 11 years. She feels completely lost at the moment because the chances of her gaining similar employment and salary seem somewhat bleak.

But here are some other aspects of Jane's life. She's been bored with her job for a number of years, and in recent years didn't feel that her  skills were truly valued or tested.

She got on well with everybody at work, but didn't care much for a couple of her bosses who seemed to regularly make poor decisions which impacted on her workload.

For the last two years she had been warned that cuts were coming due to outsourcing. The rumors of  possible termination dates came and went, but each time they were raised it caused her yet more sleepless nights and fears.

The periodic misery of life at the office was also not something that could be switched off easily once she returned home. At times she would feel compelled to moan to her partner about what was going on, to the point of tears on occasion.

In summary the workplace strains resulted in her losing her natural day to day sparkle and real zest for life. It was kind of like being on a ship and knowing that it is slowly sinking but you wan't to remain dry for as long as possible.

So the immediate effect of the job loss is that many of those background worries and daily moans have now gone.

Now all the emphasis is on securing work for the future, and I have enjoyed reminding her of why she should be excited and feel positive.

Firstly there are literally thousands of potential career choices. Obvious ones to consider would be   retraining in computers (learning software skills that are generally in short supply), or perhaps consider pursuing her passions (.e.g. cooking  and languages).

Now here are some of those "hidden" skills that get overlooked in a resume, but a smart potential employer would spot in an instant.

She had worked for a major corporation doing a complex job for a long period of time - which demonstrates reliability, real skills, trust, and that she's proved a team player.

She is also a great people person with a big personality  - and would be ideally suited to a job involving greeting or entertaining clients, or promotional work. That opens up a wide range of potential career choices.

Now that her old job is gone there is a golden opportunity to potentially move to another location where there is more work available, and/or to somewhere else that is simply more appealing - such as offering a cheaper cost of living, more space,  a warmer year round climate, and a better sporting or social life.

So it's really important to re-evaluate your current real priorities and goals in life, as they may well be different now than when you first got that lost job all those years ago. Back when you started out buying a TV, furniture, a home, or saving for a new car may have been the obvious priorities. Now that you've probably achieved some ( if not all) of those goals what is it that you really want from life now?

Would you accept,  for instance, to earn a lot less money but be really happy in your new job? Such as turning a hobby into a business, or simply taking a job that's a lot of fun? Imagine waking up in the morning and really looking forward to going to work. That really is the reality for many people.

Or let's consider that your new aim is to make the same, if not more money, than you earned previously?

There's no magic bullet here. In all these scenarios the chances are that you are going to have a period which could be weeks, months or even years (depending on the complexity of change being introduced) when you are going to have to "take a step backwards to move two steps forward".

So in the "make the same amount of money" situation you need to look at what careers achieve that aim, the level and length of training required, and the eventual potential rewards. In other words short term financial sacrifices (and even some hardship) for long term gain.

Then there is the "I just want a safe job with reasonable pay and benefits" scenario, which many people are happy with. These days no job is entirely safe, but there are definitely sectors that traditionally have proved a lot more secure  than others... e.g. Government jobs, public transport, teaching.

Jane was not born to be a computer programmer. It was simply a job that appealed to her all those years ago. She can now decide to stay in that field, get a somewhat related job, or branch out in a completely new direction.

Moving your mindset away from the fear factor of facing the unknown is a real challenge, and Jane has found it, frankly, difficult. Her security blanket has been ripped away from her. But with encouragement and some positive and creative thinking she is starting to see some of the exciting prospects that could lie ahead.

In the short term Jane may have to financially struggle and take a temporary job to meet her financial obligations. But there is no real reason why she can't replace what she once had with something similar or even much better in the years that lie ahead. Something far more satisfying that improves her quality of life on many levels.

About the Author

Nigel Bellis is a seasoned British TV Producer, Director,Journalist and Soundtrack Composer, currently living in New York.
You can see some of his interests at mediatrainingnyc.com

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