letting go

The more I work on my resume and search for a new job, the more I realize that I might have to leave software to find happiness. But software has taken good care of me these last 14 years. Considering what a life in hardware (what I actually got a degree in) would have led to, I should be thankful (I didn't so much earn that degree as survive it. That story could be filed under another post titled 'shame'). But we've grown apart, software and me. I'd like to see her now and again, but not every day. And yet the thought of starting over with something else is terrifying. I'm having a hard enough time writing a software resume, Buddha help me if I have to write a resume for something I don't have much experience with. Maybe I can find a rebound job that would ease the transition from software to ??? In this market, is it wise to go looking for something new? You could easily be left in the cold, outside software's window, begging to get back in for a hot meal and a shower. O government software, how could I ever leave your warmth and comfort in this time of uncertainty and strife? Forgive me!