Catching up with the Journey
I will readily admit to you all that I set the book aside for the last few days. A lot of things from the first 17 days came to pass for me. I opted out of some service obligations that were distracting to my purpose and out of alignment with what needs to be done. Sometimes it is hard to say no to a group that needs you and you are able to help out. I’ve taken comfort in advice I gave a friend this week, there will be others to take your place.
I had an opportunity today to go back and read some parts of the journey and it prompted me to recall the importance of why I began and why I continue.
In others news…
I’ve also been wrestling with another test. Our dog, Smudge, contracted blastomycosis while we vacationed in Northern Ontario. Sadly my folks’ 3 dogs also contracted it and just lost one dog today to the infection. It is a pretty ubiquitous soil-based fungus in certain parts of the North American continent, with no none prevention or remediation. The treatment involved a pretty lethal anti-fungal and 25% of dogs that contract the infection do not survive. Most scary is that this fungus can be contracted by people and it is usually misdiagnosed right until the autopsy. We had a group of 21 people with us on vacation and the scare prompted a slew of Vet and Pediatrician appointments. Fortunately we caught Smudge pretty earlier, in large part due to the delayed diagnosis of our folks’ dogs. He is on the mend but the treatment is very expense.
I am also preparing for a 3rd interview with my company for a training manager position. Currently I fill a sales-type role that works with HR and training departments. I wanted to know how to sell and now it is time to return to my passion. Truthfully, this is a return to my purpose as well. Wish me luck.
School-wise I just got my rEsource for the Year 3 residency and have a big schedule of work to complete. Including a drafted proposal. I am logging extra hours in front of the laptop trying to get some progress made there. I am behind and I know it. I got distracted but the focus is returning.
So I am picking up the journey from this point. I could fib a little and just catch up on posts but that wouldn’t be honest or authentic.
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