First and foremost, a very Happy New Year to one and all! May this year be a healthy, safe and prosperous one for you and yours.
Now, since I am still banished from answering daily prompts, I figured I’d just freestyle it a bit.
In my reply to this prompt last year, my biggest challenges at that point in time were finding a job, furthering my education, and getting back into decent mental and physical shape.
Well, hell…I got a job, so I guess 1 out of 4 ain’t bad. 🤣
Kidding. Well, mostly.
I did somewhat further my education by taking some courses at a local college last year, and that was cool. I had hopes of working towards an Associate’s Degree, but that really wasn’t in the cards, and realistically, won’t be for awhile. Not saying never. Just not right now.
No degree, but a ton of certifications. That means something, right?
As I already alluded to, I did get a job. Two, in fact. I went back to work in April of ’24, and then in August, I got a substantial offer to join another company. While I did like the first job, I could not turn down what was being placed in front of me. It’s somewhat amusing to me that I have had more jobs in the past 9 months than I had in the entire decade prior.
I would say that the challenges this year are pretty much the same otherwise. On the mental side, there is still a lot of residual damage to get around. As I look at things through the lens of time and distance, I see now that a lot of things weren’t really my fault. In a lot of ways, I was a byproduct of my environment. Was I totally innocent? Hell no. Was I set up to fail in a lot of ways? Pardon my candor, but fuck yes, I was.
Work, work, work. Work, work, work…
So, yeah. There’s a bit of resentment I am still carrying around. Especially this time of year since that’s when it originally happened and my mind tends to drift back to it at times.
Physically, I would say I’m “meh” at the moment. I just came off a bout of illness, so my perception is a bit colored by that right now. I had a nice routine going, but it did, unfortunately, get slightly derailed.
Getting back to it slow but sure.
Really, if I had to take an honest stock report, I would say that the challenges are pretty similar to last year, particularly the mental and physical game. The other stuff kind of took care of itself, so I am fairly content with those right now. If an opportunity for a better job or additional education appears, I am open to it.
In the interim though, there’s still plenty of “me” work to be done.
Have a great New Year folks. Peace!
The Beginning At Last 
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