Funny how we all moan about our places of work - me included. But every now and again our bosses do some really cool things for us! One of those cool things at my place of work is the mid-term break. We get a weekend off (friday to Monday) slap bang in the middle of each term. We are worked HARD at the College. If I have a half hour break in my timetable, it gets filled asap. So when mid-term break comes around, I NEED that weekend.
But now I'm sitting here at home: first day of mid-term trying to figure out what the hell I'm gonna do. I moan all year that I never get a day off. Now that I have one, I have FILLED it with activity. Was meant to meet a friend for coffee at 7 this morning, but my tummy decided to fuck with my sleep!!! So I needed the sleep this morning! Sorry friend. I now need to go to Constantia to meet another friend for brunch and a kuier. Thereafter I am teaching for 3 hours, after which I get into my car to drive to the City Hall for a rehearsal of tomorrow night's Welsh Choir performance. Tomorrow I was booked to work with exam students all day, and then off tho the performance. It changed though: First I'm going to play and sing at Craig Ross's funeral, then off to college to salvage what I can of the exam rehearsals, straight to Welsh Choir performance. Sunday will be spent with mom-in-law, and I don't even wanna THINK about Monday!
I'm not complaining! When I was sitting at home depressed because of a lack of work, I asked God to make me busy. If you didn't know this, I am telling you now that God has a sense of humour! Ask ANYONE who sees me everyday what my life is like. I run around like a headless chicken all the time. It's a good thing I do not have children! But......I LOVE IT!
I have so much responsibility: it causes stress, screws with my health, interferes with relationships...... But it makes me feel ALIVE! I have found my purpose for now - I do believe (by the way) that our purpose changes a few times in our lives. Mine is to inspire! What a privilege.
For those students with question marks right now? I believe in TOUGH love. I sometimes think the TOUGHEST!
In conclusion? Well I had some train of thought, but I went off on a tangent...as usual. Anyway, enjoy your weekend!
if your tummie acted up just then it was probably wanting to tell you that you need to just chill a bit. those off days are vital to you, jeremy. no joke. living in the fast lane is exillerating, but without the breaks burn out awaits you sooner or later, or you will pay some other price that you will in the end see was not worth it... whatever happened to a movie day on the couch? a walk on the beach? feeling the wind in your hair and the sun or rain on your skin? you are precious to people around you, J., so bloody well make it your business to take care of yourself! - I hope to hear a "yes mom" here... ;-) Tat
ReplyDeleteSo awesome to read you've found your purpose in life. What could be more rewarding than living each day feeling that fulfilled!!
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