On being "let go"

I don't entirely understand why the phrases "laid off" and "let go" ever came into existence. Except for helping the speaker refine their employment status, it really seems no better than being fired. Granted, I have never been fired. But the facts all seem to line up. Whether fired or laid off or let go the individual is still left jobless, must once again labor and toil in hunting for a new job, and is overall left with a sense of uselessness.

Today, for the first time, I was "let go." Although I was told that it is at no fault of my own, it's still rather depressing. Everything about my post-college career has been depressing. Searching for a job, endlessly, for hours upon hours each day, was awful. People, in their genuine concern, constantly inquired about my current employment situation. "Still nothing," I replied over and over. But finally! something came along. And something that I thought I'd be good at. And even though there were some negative aspects of the job, I regularly reminded myself, all jobs have pros and cons. I highly doubt anyone has ever worked a job wherein they were 100% satisfied with everything. We are humans - it isn't in our nature to want to work.

But here I am. Sitting at home, back to square one. Although I am disappointed, to some extent there is a sense of liberation I'm sure any "fired/laid off/let go" individual feels. I have told myself, this is an opportunity to do those things I could never find the time to do when I was occupied with work. And, you have been needing to examine some changes in your life and this is the time to do it, Corinne! But, I can get to that tomorrow. Today I just need to sit here and be mopey. Before I pick up being forward-minded I need to sit and tend of my feelings of failure.