The Promised Land

Well folks, just about six months ago I switched jobs - again - but, finally, I found The One. It is everything I could have asked for in a job. Ten years ago when I started this blog, I had returned from Japan, rudderless - I had a lot of dreams and aspirations, but not a whole lot of traction. A lot has happened - a lot of physical moving around the country, a lot of retraining and reorientation, a lot of work and a whole lot of frustration (with some heartbreak thrown in for color). I learned a lot about myself and of Life in general. The things that were important to me ten years ago, are not as important today. But, the same basic things - the bedrock of who I am - remain. The Journey here has been bumpy, but memorable. So, like I was saying, before all the philosophical meandering, was I found the job - the job that I have been looking for since packing up and coming back to the US of A. It is satisfying, both intellectually and professionally, and I feel for the first time that I could actually stay here for a while. The usual Sehnsucht that has defined my adult life is strangely missing right now. I don't feel the need to keep my bags packed - my wanderlust has abated (if not entirely dissipated) for the time being. Call it age, or maturity, or just finally getting my fill. I will continue to write. Now that there is a new adventure in my life.