-=> Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 31-May-2015 16:33 <=-

 DAG>> Yeah I've done a couple of shifts at Free Geek here, which kind of
 NB>> That sounds like a good fit.  :)
 DAG> I actually got sick when I had the last one set up that I was going
 DAG> to go to, unfortunately.  However they're always looking for more
 DAG> people that they've already certified to fill shifts, so I'll be trying
 DAG> to see if I can get in another slot on Monday. 

Bummer about getting sick... but good that you've got yourself a foot in 
the door there now... 

 DAG> Right now I'm also thinking that I might _finally_ be able to afford
 DAG> Aikido for myself (and possibly even my son, though he's already in
 DAG> Tae Kwon Do) come this next paycheck, which should be Tuesday or
 DAG> Wednesday. Needless to say I'm really pumped at starting to have some
 DAG> different options available for socialization where I've really had
 DAG> nothing but the volunteering or food hell places before.
 
To say nothing of being something that can help work off the nervous
energies...  :)  

 DAG> Yeah I could tell that the VA groups weren't for me even before I
 DAG> met the members of the group.  I could tell by the person that was
 DAG> giving the introduction and the way that she was treating the people
 DAG> that were there that I was really far out of my element.  Perhaps
 DAG> you're right, though.  The last time that I was in a place with lots of
 DAG> groups I spent about a half a day making sure that I'd dealt with my
 DAG> losses as best I could, and the rest of the time it helped me more than
 DAG> anything to be able to sit down and help some of the other people work
 DAG> through there problems.  I'm not trying to steal crap from Patch Adams
 DAG> here, it's just kind of how it worked out, if you remember his scene in
 DAG> the psych ward and all. 

But it's true, for all that... helping others does indeed help you work
out your own issues, more likely than not...  If nothing else, as we've
said before, it provides perspective that focusing on one's self doesn't
give so well... :)

 NB>> True...  the dynamic changes some when one HAS to keep the job... vs
 NB>> when one can walk and find something better...
 DAG> Right now I wouldn't throw away what I've got for anything.  It's
 DAG> allowing me a degree of freedom that I never thought I'd have and
 DAG> there's finally been enough of a ramp up in hours that I'm able to get
 DAG> in enough work to do well. Not too much of it, though.  I never thought
 DAG> I'd find that mix.  Plus I'm starting to get good at it again, which is
 DAG> really nice.  I don't like having to ask somebody about every little
 DAG> step every time.  Autonomy and the confidence in the actions that one
 DAG> is taking is always a good thing.  It is quite a bit like riding a
 DAG> bike.  ;) 

Sounds like the IT job is a definite win...  :)  I was refering more to
the dead-end jobs, like in foodservice...  And the dynamic is even more
changed when one has a good job, with prospects, that is a very good
fit.  :)   Enjoy your bike ride... 

 NB>> Or the Sinatra song... high apple-pie in the Sky-y-y-y hopes  
 NB>> Whoops there goes another rubbertree plant... ;)   Things should work
 NB>> out just fine... :)
 DAG> I'm starting to feel that way, finally.  Even got some ideas
 DAG> together on how to bring my credit up some points within the next
 DAG> couple of months here, and get my cat the operation that he needs at
 DAG> the same time.  :) Best wishes.

Definitely a nice turnaround of events for you.   :)

ttyl        neb

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