A Benefit of being unemployed

Have you ever heard the quote

"nothing is either good or bad, but thinking makes it so

I know thats not exact, and also that there are several versions, but I think it means to make the best of your situation.

There was a time when I could never have imagined not working for someone, reporting to work on a regular schedule, getting that check every Friday, and maybe getting a few benefits like insurance or some paid days off.

Now, honestly, I'm quite unemployable, and if you were in my position you might well be the same, or you might well be going crazy wondering how you were going to survive. It's different for everyone and everyone has a different threshold for risk.

But I did say BENEFIT, and here is what I'm thinking lately. I'm getting kind of tired of where I live. And since I don't have a "job", and of course I live minimally without an over abundance of property... property that can often end up owning you.. I really just think I'd like to pick up and move somewhere else. I'm nearing my 45th birthday next month and but for some brief vacations I've lived in my city and surrounding area my entire life. I really don't know if I mean another suburb of Kansas City, or if I mean an entirely different state. A new climate, a new culture, and a new start might be just what I need, but then again I have family in the KC area, and though with my semi employed status I could return often, this is the one sticking point I'm not sure about. So I may be looking into the country areas surrounding my current city... something within an hour to 90 minutes. The trouble with being out of the metropolitan areas would be getting enough work to keep the budget floating, but that is balanced by the much cheaper cost of living.. so this will need to be thought about.
But still... can you think about that right now, knowing you have to be at work tomorrow at 8am. And the next day, and the next.. for say the next 20 years.. or until they don't need you anymore?
I think these options are one of the best benefits of being unemployed.. or semi employed, however you like to look at it.

I wonder how hard it would be to be semi employed in Miami... or San Diego? Anyone?