Lifestyle Change

This past week was not so great for me as far as my work life goes. After 19 years at the same company, I was layer off. I knew that changes were coming because the hazardous waste industry in Alberta is directly affected by crude oil prices. It was not the change I was hoping for but I knew it was a possibility.

It is not only the loss of income, but also the loss of a vehicle, phone and computer. So now you have yo come up with money to replace these items while being unemployed.

To be honest, I am not sure where I am going to go from here as I have no plans as of yet. I am going to take a couple of weeks to get some things done around the house that I have not had time for.

Overall, I am in an okay place because there is nothing I believe I could have done to avoid this. I am also looking at it as being a new opportunity to maybe switch my career and try something new that I will enjoy more and be passionate about.

Beside, I will also have an opportunity to get in more Kung Fu training (Monday/Wednesday morning class from time to time). It will also allow my wife the opportunity to get more rest as I am able to do more around the house.

So yes it is unfortunate and the emotions run from anger, to shock to relief but in the end there is nothing you can do to change it so just have to move on with your life. no I just need to figure out what I want to be in life.

Catching Up

We returned from holidays late Saturday night and spent yesterday unpacking and getting things put away. I believe that it is nice to get away once and a while to recharge but it feels good to be back.

Todays priority was catching up with everything that has happened at Silent River Kung Fu. I have read through all the posts and everyone's blogs to see where they are at and what has been going on.

There are some that make me ponder what I am doing and where I think I should be at. There are some that are very personal and there are some that are very motivational. There have been some stories that have made me laugh and others that have made me extremely sad and wishing I could do something for that person. But every one is important to me and that is why I read them all.

I was never one who was great at blogging and even worse on keeping up with everyone else's blogs because I didn't even think about the value I would get out of reading them. This year has been different as I decided to focus on reading everyone's blog or post as it would help me to stay engaged and ensure that I consistently blogged as well.

I know a few of the I Ho Chuan have not blogged for a while and I know that they may not think about it or not want to and I get it. But for me, being able to catch up and stay connected has helped me this year more than any other year that I have been in the I Ho Chuan.

Thanks for all your posts and I cant wait to get back to the Kwoon tonight.

Normality of Life

My wife and I have been in Arizona on vacation since Wednesday. It is nice to be able to do what we want when we want to. The pressures of work, family, friends and your home can seem daunting some days but to be able to relax and go with the flow has been great.

The only problem is that it will be over Saturday and we will be returning home. Although the time away has been nice, I can't wait to get back to the normality of life.