Turn the page

[JustStunned]

@Hope: You did not, and in not doing so you turned a corner. For me turning that corner was the first time of many that affirmed I would move forward. You will move forward too. It seems to be a common theme here that the WAS pushes and rushes. Sometimes it seems as if they are intentionally attempting to keep the LBS off balance. Maybe some of that is true, but I think they made a decision and just want to see it though. Put a checkmark in the box and go on to the one thing they have decided will make them happy.

There is another common theme here, that when the WAS get to the place where they have been pushing and rushing to they are no happier than when they started. They are the same person struggling to find happiness. Time will tell. Work on you in the mean time.

@Val: (((Val))) I am following along. Just a little further down the road on this day. I can honestly say today was a good day. It stood out because it was so. Perhaps I’ll string a few of them together.

@Grit: There will always be brothers in the field. Each of us takes a turn walking a post so long as we view each other as brothers.

Journaling:It seems anticlimactic, but I think I will stick around for awhile yet.

My sister visited this past week. We accomplished quite a few things at Mom’s house. There are always more items on the punch list than time permits. At least the tree branches are trimmed away from the utility lines. One less worry during a wind storm.

I took a page from LIS and Zen Gypsy and engaged in a little retail therapy. New clothes for the office. Nothing quite as adventuresome as animal print pumps, but some of the shirt colors (lavender) and patterns are outside of my box. My sister kibitzed and we had the sales staff in stitches with our banter back and forth.

The outside archery targets are up and practice has commenced. I am not shooting with the same fervor as last year. I am more relaxed. I did not join the spring league. I am attempting to determine if I can make time to join the 3D shoots this summer. These will be at unknown distance so range estimations skills and angle influence skills are developed

Today one of my associates tendered his two week notice. It came out of the blue and he did it by email at the end of the day. My boss hired him and he sent the notice to both of us. My boss is quite PO’ed. I on the other hand don’t care. I am disappointed as I thought I read him better than that, and this will leave a hole in the department’s productivity. I am surprised at this level of nonchalance. A component of my issues in my marriage was conflict avoidance and peacemaking. Now I am letting it play out as it will. Tomorrow I’ll meet with HR and begin the process of finding another associate. This all seems odd as I am usually quite driven. I just don’t see this as hill to battle for today.