I apologize to my avid readers for taking so long to post. It’s been a rollercoaster lately. First thing…Nothing new with the job searches. I’m getting sick of reformatting resumes and cover letters, although I’m getting pretty quick at it. I’ve currently got 9 applications out and I’m waiting to hear back from 9 of them. They’re all in Colorado, Denver primarily but I’m starting to think that maybe I shouldn’t be so picky in where I want a job. Maybe that’s my biggest problem! To be perfectly honest, I don’t want to head out to the East coast. It’s just not for me. I wanna work to live and not live to work. Please don’t take offence if you’re from there, I’m just West coast at heart. And I realize that even though I claim to be West coast, being from Colorado makes it a little difficult to up and move to California. Even though there may be some pretty rad people there, I’m not so sure I can sell out and become a Californian. So the search will continue… If any of you have any leads, PLEASE pass them along. I like to think that we’re all in this together and that we’ll look out for each other, even if it is just a job.

With that out of the way, I wanna recommend a book I recently finished reading, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It’s an amazing book and it was recommended by Trish. It talks about following your Personal Legend and connecting with the Soul of the World. In fact it was the perfect book for me because I found myself starting to doubt my drive to make a difference in the world. It brought up some amazingly inspiring points. Take my desire to change the world for example, “When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it.” That’s really motivating considering sometimes I feel like I’m at odds with the economy and the fact that I really don’t seem to have much job experience. I guess its easier knowing, “The closer one gets to realizing his Personal Legend, the more that Personal Legend becomes his true reason for being.” It has definitely been uplifting and it seemed to be a book I picked up at the perfect time.

Speaking of perfect time, I recently reconnected with some invaluable friends this last weekend. Laura and Eddie flew in for the weekend and I went up to Denver to see them. I also got to see Dave and Perry which was an added bonus! It got me reminiscent of the good times when we weren’t worried about finding jobs. Instead, we were enjoying life. I see life as the moment we’re living right now, and at that moment, we were sailing around the world on a ship. We were thrust into the world and returned seasoned citizens of the world. I also realized something…it’s one thing to remain friends among such great distances but it’s another to physically see them and bask in their presence. There’s nothing like a hug and a smile to remind you just how much you really miss that person. I can’t wait for January when I get to see my favorites again!

Turks and Caicos Islands baby!!