Progress Report 19

Dear Support Group
I woke up Monday morning thinking; “I can see the finish line, 2 more to go”. The sessions are now really taking second seat to daily activities as I find renewed enthusiasm for working. Don’t take me wrong, I am still enjoying the laid back lifestyle and don’t really want to start running around like a hamster on a wheel but I am finding myself once more enjoying what I do even if it’s a menial task, being in the moment and not worrying about what’s next. In my effort to reduce stress I had cut down work to only a couple of small paying jobs I had been committed to but now I am taking on a very important client, “myself”. After 5 years of dabbling with some remodeling plans I finally started taking the process more seriously especially that Sharbel threatened to fire me and hire someone else to do the work if I didn’t get on it. (I may have to start a new series of reports once that project gets going). With this commitment made I took for the first time my laptop with me to the clinic with the intent of reviewing the plans with Sharbel. There, I had a quick vitals run with Jill, a quicker check in with Andy and got painlessly hooked up and attended to by Jenny. Armed with a drink (water) and cookies (girl scouts) I sat back, pulled the foot rest up and fired up my computer. To my delight I found out that the clinic offers free WIFI and so here I was connected to the rest of the world not only by thought but by full virtual presence, as I had a visit from Yasmine via Skype. So any of you Skypers out there, let me know if you are up for a visit. It is an amazing thing and little freaky to be able to do that from practically anywhere we are. But in a world where families and friends are scattered all over, I will admit it is a wonderful creation that I believe fills a fundamental need, proving that despite all the wars and disagreements, at the core of our humanity we still and will always need to communicate and be with each other. Mostly I also believe that at the end of the day, one loving exchange will always come through clearer, and will dissipate any negative wave around it. On that note I leave you with one more request for a prayer and a positive thought to keep the momentum going as I remain grateful and appreciative for the love that is constantly communicated to me and which I only hope I can adequately communicate back to you.
ps. if you noticed very little work was done but that was ok too. I am not fired yet.

Much love
nevine