Day 51 -- Now officially an Instructor Candidate

The training is done and now I await a call from my District Coordinator to find out what my first teaching assignment will be.  The training was great --  the instructor was masterful in using the training to demonstrate a very positive, affirmative and skillful way of getting a huge amount of material communicated.  It was also great bec
ause it took me out of what has become my cocoon and inserted me back into the reality of interaction with others, sharing ideas, and working toward goals far beyond the end of my nose.
Something is going on for me that I am reluctant to even try to describe, for fear it might go away before it fully comes to life.  Being alone in this house sucks -- and that is nothing new.  What is new is that I am finding that instead of complaining or throwing myself a pity-party, I can use that energy to reach out to people and get all kind of affirmation in return.  Some of the calls that I made to find contacts for Roxy came to fruition today: I called Roxy with one name and address, and I should be getting two more tomorrow -- all the same firm.  One call also gave me another lead, and I'll follow up on that tomorrow.  Still waiting to hear from another call from another firm.
It's like I getting back into the world of being in touch with people, encouraging them to tell me about their life, and then getting them connected with other people -- resourcing and networking!  It is almost as if I am discovering this exciting part of reality all over again and it is coming like a serendipity.  It is that joy I have know when Margaret and I made that part of our lives together -- and I am realizing I can still do that alone -- and maybe it means more to me because of that.
Also got a call from the past -- Rose Ann!  Haven't heard from her since forever, and found out she is still doing impossible things and loving it.  She did not know about Margaret's death, and I was able to tell her about the illness, death and funeral with lots of feeling and no interruption.  Gave her the blog address so she could see the pictures and read the emails.  She also gave me the address of her interview about her new family, and I got to see her in action again -- following her mission.  From the conversation with her and from the taped interview, I now understand a lot more about the determination she has lived -- at least since I first met her in the '80's!
 Ad day of serendipity -- getting to know fellow volunteers, reaching out to others, getting back in the grove of being a part of a helpful resource, my own outreach being responded to greater than expected results, a spontaneous outreach to me from that long past, and setting up a business lunch next week.  Bet I won't have trouble getting to sleep tonight.