Everwhere is walking distance if you have the time

[ClingingToHope]

I guess I'm doing a mix of things, Drew.

I am making things happen professionally. Working on getting my personal blog going again, doing the book project for the developer, have had three meetings now on what career to pursue next.

I am doing the divorce recovery class again on Tuesdays and met one interesting lady -- but she's really deep in despair right now.

My church group started up again last night and I was thinking of not going because I'm still disappointed over Church_31 and she is a co-leader. I went and am glad I did. There were at least eight new people, including three interesting new women, so there's new people to know.

When I get down -- and strangely I've been down a lot the past couple of weeks -- I eventually get to the point where I tell myself "keep doing what you are doing. Something great is going to happen."

Patience has never, ever been my virtue. I always push too hard. So that's what I'm trying to learn. Stay on the path and good things will come. I'm trying to do that with my daughters. Lead by example, instead of by lecture.

Journaling: Response from XW on meeting next week. It'll be the 8th. No response from my email about not forwarding stuff to me where she's correcting her marital status.

I should be able to avoid her this weekend. I pick the girls up after school and they are with me Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Thinking about Monday. Really, it's my Labor Day to have them, but she promised them she'd take them to Great America. That's fine with me. So if she keeps the promise, I may walk them to her house Sunday night so they can wake up there.

That way I can get up early Monday to either go golfing or donate plasma. Then the rest of the day I'm going to try to spend working on the book project. I can't let that get behind. I'll need that money next year when it's finished.