Jumping Off The High Dive
It seems my blogging has been neglected of late, hasn't it? I guess I've been busy. I think a better word is distracted. I'm going to be even more distracted over the next few weeks. It's time for summer ISLE. No, this isn't some wondrous beach resort where I enjoy fun and sun. Quite the opposite, it is a grueling 9 days living in a college dorm while taking classes from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Sunday and weekends are included. Yes, 9 straight days of preparation and instruction. I'm not looking forward to it. Last year I was scared. I was just beginning to come alive again. Like the tiniest buds of April, I was just seeing the first glimpses of hope. This was my first big challenge in a long time. Could I handle it? I wouldn't know until I tried. Despite common perceptions, I'm a very shy and insecure individual. A whole new group of people, most of them much younger, some the age of my ch...