Unemployment (and Retirement) Can Be Liberating

Here is the latest e-mail that I received about The Joy of Not Working — from an unemployed woman in Hawaii who feels that unemployment can be liberating:

From: Lynne D
Subject: "The Joy of Not Working"
To: Ernie Z.
Received: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12:14 PM

Aloha Ernie!

I stumbled across your book at the local used book store in the business section, no less. Kind of ironic, isn't it! Anyway, I have been unemployed for one year now and had to dip into my IRA to pay living expenses as I do not qualify for unemployment anymore. I am so glad I discovered your book! I had been desperately seeking work. Now, I will slow down, sit on the beach until I decide what it is exactly I'm passionate about and what do I REALLY want to do! It's kinda scary and liberating all at once. Especially where there are 80+ applicants applying for any given job in my town of Hilo, HI.

I wonder if you've ever read, Your Owner's Manual by Burt Hotchkiss? I'm only have way thru your book but I have discovered a similar thread in some areas that mirror what Burt has to say about finding one's true essence and the like. That made me very happy!

Much aloha and Mahalo for a wonderful book!

I am joyously serving others and being served in ever expanding sustainable ways using all my talents and gifts.

Aloha Lynne

Here are some retirement quotes and some quotes about work and unemployment to put retirement and unemployment in perspective.

"Gainfully unemployed, very proud of it, too."
— Charles Baxter

There is life after retirement, and it is BETTER."
— Catherine Pulsifer

"Yes, I am thoroughly enjoying retirement! The best part is observing my neighbors
drive off to work in the morning knowing that that their day will be filled with jerks, brainless and endless meetings, jerks, vendor lunches where you hold your breath just waiting for the sales pitch until you regurgitate your pasta, more jerks and the eventual company reorganization of the section that was just reorganized last month!"
— Bill Kalmar

An E-Mail about The Book for the Retired, Unemployed, and Overworked

I received this e-mail the other day about The World's Second Best Retirement Book

----- Original Message -----
From: Stacey L. Scott
To: vip-books
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 8:11 AM
Subject: For Ernie Zelinski - THANK YOU!!!

Dear Ernie,

I just started reading The Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed, and Overworked yesterday.

I'm on page 57 (the letter from Les.)

I took this morning off from work because I needed some "mental time" away from work and a romantic relationship has ended after a year of off-again on-again torture.

I'm giving my notice at work when I go in today. I've been saying that for over a year and a half - and dreaming about it every day. Today is the day.

I know in my being that the Universe will provide more holistic abundance to me then I could have ever received from staying at my job and being untrue to myself.

I am a healer (holistic wellness coach), writer and overall catalyst for change and evolution. I can now joyously live that life fully.

NOTE: I'm going to add "world traveler" to my bio!! J

Thank you for your book and your courage to think outside of the box. It has truly inspired me.

Do you love your life? Do you have work-life balance? Do you wake up every morning excited about your day? Are you doing what you want with your life? If you answered no to any of these questions, you should really consider reading The Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed, and Overworked by Ernie J. Zelinski.

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, I still recommend that you read this book.