I didn’t graduate from college, but I took a couple of semesters. (I tell everyone that I graduated from H.K.U.) That being…Hard Knocks University. (where else?) But I did take a Psychology course. If any of you did, then you may have heard about the dog, the bell and the drool…yes? OK, they had a dog and right before they fed the dog, they would ring a bell. They did this everyday over a long period of time, so eventually when they rang the bell the dog would start to salivate, knowing food was coming and he was gonna get to eat! In this scenario….I’m the dog. I’ve worked for 40-some years. I’m conditioned to feel good when I work. I’m productive, earning my way…responsible, smart, yada yada yada. Now I’m not working. I’m looking for work. I’m cleaning my house, baking, trying to keep the old chins up. But I still feel like the biggest screw-off alive. That’s what years of training will do!
