A study in contrasts:
Met with a mom and her son for Quest this morning. She lost her dad last week and missed all the meetings because of his deteriorating condition. Certainly a legitimate reason. Her son was impressive. He was fully engaged in my presentation, asked questions, examined the schedule, made comments. A delight! It was totally worthwhile to spend the extra time and I'm sure he will be a stellar member of our expedition.
Tomorrow morning, I will meet with another mom at Tim Horton's. She wasn't sure she'd be able to get her son out of bed to attend, even though he missed the student meeting. She had planned to come to the last parent meeting, but "something came up." She was supposed to come today, but she forgot and scheduled another event. And she works two jobs. Plus, she couldn't get her ex-husband to attend. Tough for the child to have parents juggling so many responsibilities. Hope the boy will enroll cause it sounds like he needs Quest.
Spent many hours thinking and writing about my plans for the future. Found another publisher that I will try. Made lists of tasks to complete, identified problem areas and goals. I just know that I can't act like nothing has happened. I must assess every activity for its merits and evaluate whether this is how best to spend my time. That's the central point I keep returning to. How will I spend the remaining time I have left on this earth?
The blog is nearing its conclusion. A few more days of writing and posting photos. I recognize that I spend a tremendous amount of time on this outlet and think it could be spent more wisely and productively. The blog has served many purposes. It disciplined me to write every day in a public forum. I was highly conscious of having an audience so I crafted each passage, moderated my language and edited my thoughts. All in all, it's been a valuable process that has contributed to the successful completion of my book.
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