Categories: depression, opera
Date: 18 August 2007 03:18:18
Thank you all for your concern: I am fully recovered after some rather long sleeps. Rather than overtime, I prefer to take time-in-lieu: and my managers are very good with this. I feel odd at times, especially as I am the only IT guy there and I worry about what may happen, but they are intelligent, and if I'm not there the place won't fall apart. I am blessed. I do, I believe, give 110%, but I get a great deal in return: key for me is time off for depression when I need it, and I have needed it a lot this past year. People often say to me, you know you could get a lot more elsewhere or you could be doing this or that. Yes, but, at this stage in my life, probably for the rest of my life, these things are not of prime importance to me: having a wonderful office environment, and being somewhere where I am known as a person -- not a number -- and respected, and given back as much as I put in: these are, to me, the important things currently. I am blessed.
Thank you also for the comments on my supposed gift of encouragement: much appreciated. Unordered 's comments kind of ring true for me, in terms of many churches, not just the Orthodox -- though I will say, at least in my experience, the prominent ministries are often the ones pushed in my parish and archdiocese -- perhaps sub-consciously, but it is there. As you wise commenters wrote, it is the searching and seeking that is important: I will find a ministry with my name on it.
You'll also be pleased to know that, while I thought my 5-o-clock shadow wasn't too bad, Skye, after we hugged and kissed, said, "Uncle Een you spiky!"
Off to see The Barber of Seville at the Opera House tonight with two friends: looking forward to it. I may try and get to the city early and head to the Art Gallery to see the Arts of Islam exhibition: looks fascinating. I confess I know nothing about art: but I do like looking at it.
Finally, prayers appreciated for several friends of mine; I cannot go into more detail here, but I do request your prayers. Thank you.