As I look back over the last year...(and better do it quick because time definitely flies) there are some things I accomplished and some things I learned about myself (good and bad) and some things we are going to have to try again in a seemingly endless battle. I tested the "grass is always greener" theory when I took another job and found out that I was happier (although sometimes I didn't feel that way) where I was. The crazy schedule and hours involved in event security is the reason I like it so much. Being behind the scenes and inside the ropes is the place I want to be. It comes with built in down time (move-in and move-out) and the flexibility of the schedule allows me time to do some travelling and play golf. The thing I learned is that you can't take work too seriously...you need to when you are on the job (security and people's safety are important) but there is no need to take it so personally. The feeling of being taken advantage of is a two-edged sword. More work and more responsibility sometimes feels that way but it also shows trust in your ability to get the work done. The key is to communicate when the job gets too much and not internalize the feelings (something I am guilty of but working on). Letting the bosses know when it gets to be too much is not a sign of weakness, but a call for assistance so the work quality doesn't suffer. I expressed these thoughts when I returned to the fold at the Convention Center and my boss and I have an understanding now.
Coming back to the Convention Center was a good idea...I have been welcomed back over and over by the employees of my company and by the Convention Center staff. Everyone is very pleased that I have returned (or so they say) and I intend to restore the reputation of my company that my leaving seemed to have tarnished...(rumors that it went downhill after I left). I am looking forward to the challenges of 2013 and plan to succeed. Living the dream is contingent upon doing what I enjoy and I believe I have found my niche.
You better sit down for this one... Guess who went out a jogged an entire mile yesterday? No, it WAS me! I have been working out and I decided to test the war torn knees on a "test run". It is exactly one mile to the Circle K down the street (coffee) and I laced up the old running shoes (after getting the cob webs off them) and set off on the road. Believe me, Usain Bolt has nothing to worry about, in fact, his grandfather could probably win a race with me but I was able to make it the entire mile without walking (although my pace wasn't much faster). It was cool and sunny and it reminded me of the fall and winter races back in Central Park. It felt so good to be out there again. Today, my legs are screaming worse than the teenage girls at a Justin Bieber concert, but the soreness is all muscular...no apparent knee damage. So, I plan to make 2013 a "running " commentary of sorts.
In a recurring theme, I am single again...(technically, I've always been single). The friendship with my woman golfer has not gone any further, so that friendship will remain exactly that...golf lessons and the occasional round of golf. I have not given up hope that this might be the year (2013) I finally meet my match, but I refuse to waste any time worrying about it. If it happens, it happens, if it doesn't, oh well. No more online dating sites...no more "singles" clubs. I'm going old school. I work enough events to meet someone...(heck, I meet more people than most). And again, I'm not going to sweat it. Everyone has that "single friend who can't seem to find someone" so I will be that friend. In the meantime, I will take the "me" time and continue to work on a new improved version of myself...
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