…four years ago, he began the Long Walk and a slow descent into loss, sorrow, fear, and deep reflection as he traveled westward in search of something that would give him a purpose. A reason for doing.
He found that he’d awoken in the wrong dream.
Again.
But he stuck around because he wanted to see how the story would unfold.
I started feeling poorly very rapidly the evening of the last day of AMT school.
And the day after, here’s the very, very positive test.
Yes, there absolutely can be false-positives. But this doesn’t feel like any illness I’ve endured before. So, yep, positive.
I can only imagine how catastrophic it would’ve been had I not already been fully vaccinated with two additional boosters.
I’ve mentioned Purpose a few times, but a followup question might be “when” to change careers.
Here’s a quick chart that illustrates the important bits:
That said, I still have a few things to get sorted while I’m getting the certifications in order. But, it’s in progress.
I haven’t done any woodworking in what seems like ages… not since I finished remodeling the house we sold in Moses Lake.
But, perhaps with one or two of these and a weekend’s effort, I’ll see about finding a purpose for the Purpleheart and Lignum Vitae that I’ve had stashed away for a few years.
More here.
the rest of me 