Today…

23:09, Wednesday, May 2, 2007 ..

I have been a civil servant in one form or another in health care since 1987. I started out simply by working through a hospital laboratory obtaining blood and other body fluid and tissue samples. I’ve taught health care and health sciences on the college level; worked the Emergency Department; tracked outbreaks to attain preventative measured to protect people from exposures in the future; and engineered preventative measures from exposures to potential adverse health effects.

 

Today, I posed a question to myself: in another 10 years what effect will today’s activities have on me and those around me?

 

Today, I drove Scott down the mountain to a dental appointment. I thought he would become vehemently ill from the anticipation of visiting a dentist; something that he has not done since I’ve known him… and reportedly for over 10 years. He’s stories of nightmarish stories from past experiences so it is understandable; albeit overdue.

 

[flash back to >10 years] I was living in Hickory, about 1 hour from here. I met a guy online, and then in person. To my dismay, this guy was a dentist. I moved away to the eastern end of our state and thought I had heard from this dentist for a final time. While in Raleigh, I fell madly and deeply in love in spite of my efforts to avoid emotional attachments to Scott. We later moved to Blowing Rock to pursue a career as innkeepers and I needed a dentist. Not one in the Blowing Rock/Boone area was reported as acceptable to me.

 

I recalled my ex being just about ½ hour away; made and appointment and have been treated for routine dental maintenance henceforth.

 

[flash forward to recent days] Scott had dental issues, and finally asked if I could get him an appointment. Not a single respectable dentist is taking new clients, including my dentist (my ex). I call and get Scott an appointment. Luckily, Scott was put totally at ease and had a positive experience.

 

I’m totally amazed at how my past has always come to the forefront to make my present easier and more tolerable. Luckily, I can share my good fortune from the past with my present…. This includes sharing my past with my love, Scott.

 

I do wonder how our current activities will be reflected in the future. Will we have someone we’re positively affecting make a positive difference in our life in another 10 years?

I suspect so. I can’t wait to see what our life reveals as it unfolds, and am the richest man on Earth. Not so much due to my past, but due to my love and the life we have together. Tomorrow will reveal itself in due time; until then I intend to hang on and love life and Scott for all it’s worth.

 

With sunrise will come the illumination of not only another day, but another chapter in life.  As each day comes to an end; I look forward of riding off into the sunset with my love to look for the next sunrise.

 

Might your new day be as enticing as my own…

sunshine

02:10, Thursday, May 3, 2007 .. Posted by shadedmauve 

My you are getting more and more poetic! It’s lovely!