You guys will find a reoccurring theme in my postings...PATIENCE. Something, I feel, lack a lot of. It wasn't until recently that I realized I might have a lot more than I think. A couple of days ago, I was eating with my boss, aka Mama #2, and I told her I wished I had more patience. She said, "Jordy, I think you have a lot of patience. Look at what you are accomplishing." Then I thought about it and she was right. I moved out to AZ in 2005 to attend ASU and even though there have been bumps along the way, I am still trying to accomplish that first goal of graduating from ASU. I have been patient enough to make it this far and not give up. Granted I had some "weak" moments, but here I am doing my thing. I quote weak because to some they may have seemed weak, but to me, they have been great moments that I don't regret. I have established a lot of great relationships in those moments and have been able to work on myself as well.
So when my recruiter says, "Sit tight for now," I am trusting that things will happen when they need to. I emailed him a couple of weeks ago to ask what I could do this summer while waiting to better prepare myself. "Sit tight for now," wasn't really the response I was hoping for. So, I have taken the liberty to start the preparation process myself. The mentality I have right now is that it is going to happen, it's just a matter of where I am going. It may sound conceited, but when you get that feeling that it is just meant to be, you go with it. I started reading journal entries from volunteers all over the world, since I don't know where I am going. I am reading their opinions on what to pack. How do you pack for 2 years in a foreign country? Hmmmm...I will get back to you on that one.
In other news...Boys and Girls Club is amazing! I love being apart of this great organization! The kids are great and my co-workers rock! This week I am starting Mad Science Thursdays. I will do different experiments and activities with the kids. This week we are talking about weather. I also started a newspaper with a co-worker. Kids are really responding to it. I made press badges for them and all. I am hoping to get our first paper out tomorrow, but we will see. My other job at the Az Bread Co is going well too. Co-workers are great. Customers are great. Food is great. It is all just GREAT!
"Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy for you too." Frederick Buechner
