Victoria Day

As I sit on my deck today I am sure I must be toasting by now. The day is absolutely glorious with all the wonderful sounds of summer; birds chirping and tweeting their songs to one another and us, neighbours talking to each other for the first time in a list of wonderful summer days which bring us out of our nests, Gracie wondering around the deck sniffing and panting as she alternatively seeks out a comfortable spot (typical little Princess) which is also out of the sun. She loves the sun but in this heat often only  lasts a few minutes before her rich red/brown coat is just a bit too warm. It's fun to watch her because she may seem to be resting, she is ever vigilant of all the changes going on in her little world; a favoured fellow building dweller or another dog racing up and down the parking lot as his elderly, yet spry, master throws his ball back and forth getting him to fetch and bring it back for a treat. I sense that she is training the pup to be like Gracie who I trust off leash while she is on the property. Since we live on the third floor it not only provides her a bird's eye view, it keeps her in her glass tower when she would rather be down below greeting fellow quadrupeds or interesting humans.

The heat is starting to get to me so I'll be heading in soon. But the purpose of this entry has yet to be disclosed. It is to celebrate an "excellent (job) interview" according to my interviewer this past Wednesday. He has followed up the interview with contacting my references. I have been down the road of getting excited or attached to a particular application a number of times this past year or so. So even though I keep reminding myself of this I also, due to some child Archetypal energy am like a kid on Christmas morning.

This job will provide me with a number of wonderful opportunities that I can see in my limited pre-start view: Interaction and supervision of volunteers, development plans for donors, giving and events, artistic opportunities galore, administrative duties, human interaction (something I've lacked in terms of being part of a team in my present rather lonely and stranded position). It also looks as though it's something to grow into, have grow on me, and perhaps grow out of and have other opportunities to compliment and extend and challenge that growth. It is only 13-15 minutes drive from the apartment in a little town called Chemainus. It is considered an artistic centre on Vancouver Island; although that artistic grandeur has greatly depreciated in recent years due to economic setbacks in our tourism.

Chemainus was once a booming mill town. A number of years ago now, the mills all but ceased to operate tossing the town into a sad state of mass unemployment and depression. Some very wise people banded together to bring the tow back to life through tourism. They contracted the services of artists who painted wonderful, larger than life murals all over town depicting the culture and history of the area. As part of that reconstruction of what a little town could be, it is also now the home of the Chemainus Theatre Festival.

I already feel wonderfully privileged to be part of such a town, even if only through employment. I hope that in my new position (I'm already speaking as though it's mine, I know) I will not only be able to impact the place of employment, but also the place of employment on the grander scale, the town itself.

I have maintained over the last several months that the perfect fitting position would come along at only the perfect and most beneficial moment in time. I truly am hoping and feeling that this may well be that position.

In terms of the future I feel it will give me the outlet I need for my creative talents. I also can sense how it will compliment my newly acquired certification as a Life-Cycle Celebrant (website still under construction) and a healing ministry that I have felt called to for a very long time. We shall see...