[attackDoold]

Hi Roadrunner,

I think the advice given thus far has been quite helpful, so I need not offer any of my own. I do hope things improve for you, though. As element has said, this is one aspect of impermanence that we can use to our benefit; in knowing that all of these conditions are temporary and this can give us hope, actually! Normally we are reminded of impermanence in the other sense; when we lose something, or when something comes to an end.

I think sometimes it is easy to live in accordance with Dharma (or any religion for that matter) when things are going well for us, but not always so easy to gain a perspective when times are tougher. I'm your "northern neighbor" in Canada, and it is quite tough here as well for many people- just like everywhere it seems. People with degrees having to take any old job just to make their ends meet, while others in certain industries are having to enter new careers. I think it is like a bad storm in that we all must take shelter for a little while and then when things stabilize we can all get back on our feet again.

But I wish you the best.

Terma