This document printed from the University
of Illinois Extension Tent Poles at http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/macon/
Are You Wearing Thin On Everyone?
July 16, 2003
Rexlyn Nicole
Community and Economic Development Program Coordinator
Macon County Unit 2535 Millikin Parkway
Decatur, IL 62526
Phone: 217-877-6042
FAX: 217-877-4564 rxnicole@uiuc.edu
Have you been laid off long enough now that perhaps everyone around you is starting to stand on your last nerve? How about the way people are starting to aggravate you with just the smallest little nuance or word?
Then it is time to get some help. If you have been out of work so long That you are starting to recognize these signs then it is time to seek some outside guidance on how to deal with the folks around you. There are lots of ways to deal with the anxieties and stresses that frustrate our days when there are heavy burdens to carry. So please give the Extension DWP a call and see how we can help you.
If you look at life as a tent, do you know the importance of tent poles? When putting up the tent, the tent poles are hard to deal with, they are cumbersome and yet without them, there is no tent. The tent poles are there for support. They are the backbone of the tent. They are the foundation of the cover against the storm while camping. Tent poles are in your every day life as well. They are there propping you up when times are tough. Do you know who and what your tent poles are?
