Tuesday, May 8, 2007
owl's perch update
well, i'm still not hired at the job i had such great interviews at, but i did get another call from a different branch of the same practice to interview again with more people. i'm not sure what it will entail, but i'll find out more tomorrow. we'll see how it goes....patrick
Thursday, May 3, 2007
The owl's perch
welcome to may, 2007. not much to report for now - no drama's, nothing. my latest triumph is to have mowed the lawn. the reason it's such a triumph is that i haven't mowed the lawn since july 22nd of 2006 when i had my heart attack after finishing up mowing only the front lawn.
to many, mowing a lawn is a basic chore. some folks don't like to do it, others merely don't mind doing it. i happen to enjoy mowing my lawn. there's something about the smell of fresh cut grass that is special to me. and after it's cut, the color also seems to be a richer shade of green.
after my heart attack, mowing the lawn was something i could not do for the rest of 2006. i just did not have the strength to complete the task. i watched almost longingly as both my wife and my neighbor pitched in to get the job done. when i so much as tried to sweep the sidewalks, i was sternly cautioned by others to stop and take it easy, that somebody else would get to it.
it became an exercise in the acceptance of the help offered by others. in the meantime, i found that i really, really missed mowing my lawn. the lesson in acceptance went deeper than just that sense of, well, minor loss. missing the performance of the activity was just the beginning. what i really learned was a lesson in gratitude. i learned to be grateful for the assistance of others. i learned to be grateful for others - their helpfulness, their care, concern and kindnesses.
where i live now, i'm new. people here i don't know or don't know well or have literally only recently met have been so nice to me and my family during my recuperation period. basically, i'm pretty much back to full functioning now - so to complete the process, showing my appreciation would seem to be that which would naturally come next.
more to come...but for today, i'm just thankful to have been able to mow my lawn and wind up NOT getting another heart attack!
to many, mowing a lawn is a basic chore. some folks don't like to do it, others merely don't mind doing it. i happen to enjoy mowing my lawn. there's something about the smell of fresh cut grass that is special to me. and after it's cut, the color also seems to be a richer shade of green.
after my heart attack, mowing the lawn was something i could not do for the rest of 2006. i just did not have the strength to complete the task. i watched almost longingly as both my wife and my neighbor pitched in to get the job done. when i so much as tried to sweep the sidewalks, i was sternly cautioned by others to stop and take it easy, that somebody else would get to it.
it became an exercise in the acceptance of the help offered by others. in the meantime, i found that i really, really missed mowing my lawn. the lesson in acceptance went deeper than just that sense of, well, minor loss. missing the performance of the activity was just the beginning. what i really learned was a lesson in gratitude. i learned to be grateful for the assistance of others. i learned to be grateful for others - their helpfulness, their care, concern and kindnesses.
where i live now, i'm new. people here i don't know or don't know well or have literally only recently met have been so nice to me and my family during my recuperation period. basically, i'm pretty much back to full functioning now - so to complete the process, showing my appreciation would seem to be that which would naturally come next.
more to come...but for today, i'm just thankful to have been able to mow my lawn and wind up NOT getting another heart attack!
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