Unpacking Your Life

(This is something I typed yesterday, we are back)

This morning we left London on our way back to the states. I can be pretty reflective at this point, looking back at all the experiences and all the highs and lows. I now have a large list of things to do and things that we have done. The first thing to do is to get my life back in order. Working for your career is fine, but you have to take time to remember the experiences and be able to take time to dwell in the experience. There is some much more I want to see and do, so much more to taste and feel. Oliver has that much more that he has and will be able to experience.

Spending time aboard does tend to give you a different perspective. You get to read about your own nations from others point of views and you get to see what others are saying. Right or wrong doesn’t matter, but hearing those other opinions can help shape your own or provide more of a foundation for something you already believe in.

So what happens next? Well, it’s time to take care of Brian. No more consulting, expect the few that I have left. It’s time to buckle down and spend the time to do a 110% job, and not about 80% like it has been. It think quality of service was dwindling, I am not sure customers feel the same way but I know I was not doing 100% of the job. Time to stop doing as much preventative maintenance, and just fix what is needed with scheduled activities. There is always something to do, so time to stop choosing that over family. Time for Church. I attend church, but I don’t activity participate, since I am always doing the sound. Granted I will keep doing it, but it needs to become a worship experience for me, not just my Sunday gig as my friend Jarrod used to say.

Exercise and eating and rest. Wow did I just type that. Yes I did. I think I am going to try and get up early with my good friend JJ and exercise. It will be very hard at first, but it’s something that needs to be done and if I am getting home at a decent hour I should able to do it. Time will tell. School, I have finished my degree, now we just have the paperwork to get finished, and then I get to go to Denver to walk. I wasn’t going to, but now I am going to since it seems to mean something to my parents. So then what? Well I am not sure. I think I want to get a Masters in Biblical Studies and archeology or a Masters in Islamic Studies from Southwestern Theological Seminary here in Fort Worth.

Then we have the ideas for the Burleson Market. I think we need to do a Donut Stand and Orange Juice. Then we can move to root beer later. This would be something fun, and would be worth the investment in the long run. It’s time to start thinking beyond the computer business. Mom has agreed to help with SpamGoblin as the head of the sales department, so this is something I am looking forward to growing. I think with her persistence she will be successful however it will be a slow start. So as long as we have some smaller and obtainable goals she will do fine. In fact as soon as we get back in town, I will be ensuring she is properly enabled (computer wise) to be successful, that is my first order of business.

So really when you break it down (hammer time) it’s truly an opportunity to have a new beginning. A fresh start. I remember when I entered the middle pyramid on the Giza plateau, it was like going into another world as you crawl into the hot and musty subterranean world, not knowing how far it is, not knowing the way and watching people coming out looking fatigued and drenched with sweat. As you descend you are a bit uneasy as to if this was the right choice. After a ways you level off, then you begin another uphill climb. Life is kinda this way. It’s easy for a while going, then it levels off, then you have a new uphill challenge. In this case we reached the pharaohs chamber were greeted by an opening larger than expected. This is where you can stop, dwell and catch your breath. This is where I feel I am now in my life’s journey. I have been given and opportunity to stop and catch my breath. I am very fortunate for this opportunity.
 
So now all I have left is a bit of a downhill walk, some leveling off and a great uphill climb.