Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Wednesday was
quite a full day. There are some
days when I marvel at how much I am able to accomplish in a single day. Yesterday was one such day. I found myself eating dinner at 10 p.m.
and wondering where my fifteen hours of waking life went.
I had my second
day of training at Macy’s yesterday.
It went better than I was expecting. I was asked if I would be interested in working in the Home
section rather than apparel. I
found myself very pleased that my diligent attentiveness during my training
seemed to have been noticed. I am
still someone who really enjoys a life marked by continued learning and
openness to new things.
My morning
wasn’t so great. I was concerned
that I would arrive late for my second day of training. I took the bus to meet the light rail
downtown. And yet again I found
myself on a bus full of excess drama.
The bus driver insisted that people take a seat rather than stand near
the front of the bus behind the yellow line. He was doing this because another rider had apparently
fallen earlier in the day. A few
passengers took issue with his insistence that they obey his request. By the time I reached my destination I
had unwittingly watched the driver be disrespected and virtually heckled by two
passengers. Disagreeing with
someone is something I can respect.
Expressing disagreement through insults is another matter entirely. The least the two passengers could have
done would have been show the driver a basic modicum of respect by virtue of
the service he was providing them.
I have noted in
recent postings that I am competing in a contest this coming weekend. Its beginning is now less than
forty-eight hours away. I am very
excited. I feel much more prepared
than last year. And I feel I have
a very decent shot at winning. But
even if I do not win the title I will have the pleasure of experiencing a very
fun weekend.
Fun has probably
been the most important therapy I could give myself. My childhood was so light on fun and so simultaneously heavy
on trauma that I am still learning to find my way back from the strange state
of mind I developed in response to this imbalanced early life history.
Post Script
Fifty
Day Challenge, Day #48
My healthy
activities for today:
§
I attended
my second day of training at Macy’s (and apparently impressed my trainer)
§
I
relatively smoothly managed what seemed to be a minor crisis when I could not
find my laptop charger in the evening
§
I
continued to work on my preparations for the contest this weekend
§
I
soaked my feet at the YMCA
§
I
went to bed at a reasonable hour to give my feet some time to rest
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