My life is a little uncertain at the moment. In the midst of my limbo phase where I wait to see how my son did with his exams. The future is looking less bright than it has for a long time. So, in order to attempt some sort of glimpse into my financial situation for September, the time has come to visit the job centre and find out if I am entitled to any benefits and what they are.
Feeling a little despondent about how things are going to pan out I was walking dejectedly towards the job centre with a heavy heart. I saw a woman walking towards me, smiling and sure enough, she wanted to know the Way to somewhere.
'is there a library around here?' she asked waving her arm around nonchalantly as if to say, where the hell is the library?
I explained she was on the wrong side of town and talked her through the Way to go.
I can't remember if she said thank you, I was intent of heading into the black hole of the job centre.
It is such a depressing experience, the guy at the job centre didn't even want to have a conversation with me. He gave me a form with a phone number to call and told me to go to the civic centre. The guy I spoke to is supposed to know about benefits and he didn't know. The interaction didn't go well. I stayed calm. I pocketed the phone number and headed in the direction of the civic centre.
On my way I passed the library and the young woman I had helped earlier was sitting outside the library. She recognised me and waved
'thanks, I found it!'.
Again, I am reminded that financially we may be stretched further than is comfortable, but I am still the person who knows the Way!
Love and light to everyone who needs it.
Tamasin x
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