Reality Bites

I'm into my third week of this life in Dallas. Reality is already biting. I'm feeling it. I know some would say it's a little early to start thinking this way but after many years of unsettledness I am really ready to settle down. I guess I feel like it's time to really get to work on getting things done here. My work here is to get a job and so I shall throw more effort into that than I have so far.

The question is... how long does it take to get from one place to another?

Actually I'm not surprised at this. I've been here before. A journey of a thousand steps may start with one step but a thousand steps is still a thousand steps. If you want to get to the end you have to keep stepping. And maybe you have to make some adjustments to the way that you're walking. Stop skipping maybe. Pick up a walking stick somewhere along the way. Take short rest breaks. Maybe even change paths if another is more promising. You adjust as you go. Well, maybe that's just Larry and me. We have never been those people who laid out a plan and saw it all work out just they way we wanted it to. I know those people are out there and I don't begrudge you your skill. We are who we are and we always do land on our feet somehow. Do I hear a thanks for the grace of God???

So I guess I'm in this place today of reveiwing this process and saying Father what do I need to do today? I've walked my land and gotten acclimated to this place. Now what is the strategy for getting that job?

There are the good things that I'm thankful for... and one of these are opportunities to talk with my son. Not many, mind you, even tho we are staying in the same house. He's mostly not here or being very quiet. But every now and then he talks and last night he let me in to himself a little more and the transitions that he is experiencing. I was very blessed by this. I respect his journey though it is very different from mine. I think that we will know each other better when our short time in this close proximity is ended. That is worth the price of some discomfort.

Again today is today and I shall see where it goes.