Familiarity

The saying goes Familiarity Breeds Contempt (Aesop's Fables) but I disagree. The fable is about a fox who is first scared of a lion then after several meetings shows him no concern. This may be true with casual acquaintance's but with people and things you truly care about I don't believe it ever becomes the case. We may not always treat the people we love the way we should but I hope never with contempt. Everyone has a bad day or gets frustrated with family and friends but in the end you always cherish your time together. I think this is because we know it may be over all too soon.

Autumn is coming on quickly, this is my favorite season of the year. Seeing an old friend, talking about and going to college football games, seeing that first tree change colors or planning weekend trips with the family are truly special and something I look forward too. How could I have contempt for the things that make me feel something special like nothing else does? I recently saw a video of friends talking/playing with their child. I have not seen these friends in quite awhile, we are separated by a long distance, and just to hear them and their daughter on the video made me smile. I have missed the get together's we have here in the Midwest during football season. The harvest is coming on, high school football takes center stage and kids are back in school excited to show off all there new clothes, bags and supplies. It is by far the best time of year.

I hope I tell those people closest to me how much I care and value their love, support and friendship. I hope even though at times it seems I take these things for granted I truly value them. This post did not take me where I was going with it in my head but I am happy with where it took me. So family and friends thanks for being there, for making familiarity a good thing and for making my life so fulfilling.

New Job?

I interviewed for a different position at work this week. Right now I am in engineering but according to the plant manager, HR manager and my direct manager I need to have supervisory experience to advance. So I applied for an open supervisor position and had three hours worth of interviews on Monday.


Like everything else in life this is both exciting and scary all at the same time. I like the engineering side and doing technical work. Some programming of robots, process improvements and new design work is exciting. Its also exciting when your boss asks you if you are going to apply for the open position though. To me it means he sees something in me and I have a future here so I better get this on my resume. Its scary because if I get the job I would be responsible for vacation request, discipline, time clock issues, overtime staffing and many other tasks. It is a completely different aspect of the job that I have never done before.

My manager told me today that they have one more candidate to interview and should make a decision in the next week. If you are a reader/friend any positive thoughts you could send my way would be appreciated.

Struggles

Struggles, we all have them and deal with them in different ways. We have daily struggles, relationship struggles, family struggles and lifetime struggles. Some are seen on the outside like a physical disability or scar from an accident from days gone by. Some are never seen but by those who truly love us. Others yet we never show to anyone and choose to struggle with on our own. Some people deal with their struggles and become violent or aggressive towards others. Others keep it all bottled up and don't let on to anyone how much they are struggling. Some may choose to deal by letting others learn from their struggles and how they either cope or overcome them. There is no tried and true, one size fits all way to deal or not to deal with your struggles. My personal struggles have been getting me down lately but it is how life is I guess. Just wish there truly were and 'easy' button sometimes.