I'm sorry to hear this, too. And also very sorry to hear that it has triggered some mood shifts...maybe from the anxiety? Silver lining (although sometimes when people pull this "silver lining" junk on me I want to punch things, so take this with a grain of salt, of course): you will get some unemployment benefits and if nothing else, perhaps this will bring new opportunities to do something new for a little while, breathe new life into an old hobby or interest, or some other door will open. Hopefully the budget cuts won't go beyond this one summer...it does sound like a wonderful job. It will be ok.