Challenges

Since my last post I made several strides to adapt and overcome the challenges here. I managed to fit in 4 physical training sessions along with my daily / weekly routine. This is mandatory and part of our resiliency regimen each week. One of the sessions was a physical training (PT) assessment. I did well, although, I want to improve my scores. The weather was extremely humid, so I think that affected my run time. Some new sneakers and ongoing training can only help!
I had an aversion / fear of what I would witness in the autopsy center at the mortuary. I was working the processing line this week and knew this was an area I had to face and gain comfort with. So, I stayed through a few autopsies and although the scene is gruesome and disturbing, I found that the technicians doing this work are really scientists. Their work is truly fascinating, overall, and by focusing on the purpose behind what they do, I found a level of comfort and interest. Getting beyond my aversion was a true victory for me and I can only thank God for guiding my perspectives and keeping my soul at peace with everything going on around me.
I am not a powerpoint guru. In fact, I'm as amateur as they come. You see, as part of the chaplain team, I'm also a member of the resiliency team. We have a "resiliency message board" that has to be updated daily. Lucky me... I was given this responsibility, which forced me to up my game a little. So, I began playing around with buttons, testing ideas, and previewing lots of sample slides to figure things out. I'm learning "slowly", but thank God I have a hip pocket teacher!! Tracy, my girlfriend, is a powerpoint specialist!! She has tons of experience, so I have been picking her brain on how to do some elementary functions. I need to keep the presentation board running, while at the same time, learn the basics and a few of the tricks to kick it up a notch. She is my "Powerpoint for Dummies" book and has helped me immeasurably in fixing up the presentation. She even took the slideshow and worked on it to help with overall design and formatting. I'm in a good place now and much more confident in managing this new task.
Going to see my daughter, Miranda, today and will spend some quality time with her this weekend. I'll update in a few more days! Thanks for reading!!

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