I'm sorry to hear about you being laid off. I hope you are able to carry through these trying times. Like you said, the economy is struggling, but still we have to survive. I know you will survive this your present ordeal. It is good, like you said, to take this time to focus on other important things you've neglected for a while like your health. And by the time another job comes along you would have transformed your life considerably. Remember: when situations get tough, only the tough get going.
This is my hope too. At least, when I find something, I will be fit enough to make the most of it.