Not sure if I am actually inspired enough to write anything of any import right now, I just wanted to break back into the blogging habit again, and so I'm half-arsedly bashing out a few words to bring this blog up to date.
Haven't blogged since 2007 and I guess quite a lot has (obviously) happened since then, but how much of it has been of consequence?
Well, had a bit of a dark time the back end of 2007 and it felt like my life had had started to come crashing down round me, but it was just my mind going all fragile on me again; hopefully though for the last time. It took me a long time to start to claw myself back and just as I started to feel like I had a "me" to speak of again my Grandad (who had suddenly gone blind a year before) took a severe downturn mid-2008 and in the course of three months got completely taken over by his dementia and he died, 3 days after Rob's birthday. I not only lost my Grandad that day, I lost my Dad as he was the closest thing I have ever had to a father figure that I could respect and look up to.
Through all of this I had found a lovely group of people practising a certain type of Buddhism and it was this practise that started me on the road to recovering myself. I can't say it was a particularly religious experience, more to do with what is known in Buddhist circles as "human revolution" - meaning changing your environment from the inside out, starting with yourself.
Whilst on this journey of human revolution I found an idea I wanted to pursue with a view to helping the local community but felt I lacked a certain degree of knowledge and expertise in one or two areas. I then decided to do a short 2 day course in basic coaching skills to find out if it was something I could take further. Whilst the actual course cost thousands and I thought I'd never be able to afford to do it, somehow I found the will and the inclination and a way to make it happen. I started my coaching course back in September and did all the accelerator training days in one week.
I am still studying to be a coach (it's a lot more time consuming when you have a child under 5!), hoping to finish my course this summer - I could really do with completing it by then as I'm 18 weeks pregnant and "Bubbles" is due on Rob's birthday in August!
Right, kind of up to date for now so will pootle off and go and watch my gorgeous boy at his last 15mins of Judo...
Toodle Pip!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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