Ups and downs, but a Rising Sun

Been a bit of an up and down week, but the downs did not seem to last long, I seem to bounce back quicker than ever these days.

On Monday found out that a former colleague of mine died in an industrial accident, three weeks ago.

We hadn’t worked together for 10 years, but I met him and his wife, who I worked with also, regularly about town. I guess I was just disappointed I found out by chance, selfish perhaps, although people subsequently told me they did try to contact me, but not in that industry any more, so not part of the network. I remember going with him to see his small unfashionable soccer team a few times, when they made a brief appearance in the top division 12 or so years ago. I support a big city, big money team. Good days out though to that tiny ground.

Tuesday was Guitar lesson day. Two lessons to go in this session, and we are learning House of the Rising Sun, our first real song. The class (all 4 of us) will be back in Autumn, but the teacher is running a guitar "boot camp" in July or August, a one day event with music and a few snacks and lots of water to drink. Plus we are all going to write songs together, and compose tunes within our so far limited cord range, we all know 12 cords, which is just about the range of most rock bands. Good times.

Wednesday, Counselling class, a video of our skills practise, its so weird to see yourself played back, acting both as a counsellor then client, I did not think I’d like this course, I was paying week by the week at the beginning, but 18 classes in and 22 to go (summer break in 2 weeks for 6 weeks) I’m learning a lot and enjoying it too. Mind you got 1500 word essay to write for next week Also, in the morning logging on to Tools, I was delighted to see so many new faces and bloggers, I had time to look at 15 blogs and 8 were from new or very recently joined Toolers or Toolets.

Thursday started with a disappointment, a job I applied for recently with my current employer, well I did not even get selected for interview, despite the fact I did a similar job with a previous employer, I played big on that in my application, so I am writing to find out why no interview, I await the answer with interest. I also wrecked 2 of my motivational tapes, I have or had 4, and somehow they got in the vicinity of leaky soap dispenser, goo and plastic tapes, straight into the bin.

However, an Opportunity to re-record them, with a bit more zip and bounce this time.

Friday, uneventful except for the weather, superb, went for lunchtime walk, but in the afternoon finished off a proposal to hand to my boss for a more streamlined reporting structure, cut out useless reports nobody reads, basically.

Picked up my mother and friend, as they returned from a week in Ireland, seems they had good weather and a fun time.

The weekend already beckons, Essay to write, update my family tree after my all day visit to the Genealogy centre last Friday, re record motivational tapes, oh and finish Day 79 on Tools, almost there after a week, Euro Soccer games –great championship this year, new episode of Doctor Who, visit my cousin’s new house, 600 words towards my novel, I'm sure there's something I've missed, and ......oh make some time for myself. .

So a typical week, Life with its with ups and downs, but it goes on and on and hopefully for a long time.

"Live long and prosper" now who said that

martind43

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Tags: Death, renewal, Guitar, reflection, life