The end of the semester is always a time of reflection for me. It is a chance to consider what happened through the school year and evaluate those goals that are still in progress or have been achieved or have fallen pray to disinterest. It is a time to catch up on shows, to consider what I do and don’t want out of my life and my holidays, and often it is a chance to get quality time with the people I love. It should be a time to plan out the things I want to write next, and perhaps that is the next evolution of the semester’s end. Presently I’m thinking about the relationships in my life as well as how I do and how I want to spend my time.
Any basic reader of the blog knows I’ve reached the point in my life where I am really looking to settle down with my partner and make a life of it. This is the largest part of my conscious and unconscious thoughts. It is not, however, the only thing that matters in the universe. The rest of me is split between four key areas of absorption. The first is being a dad, a job I rather enjoy but am learning very late in the process to be good at. The second is writing, which has been a constant in my life for longer than anything in my life. The third is work–school. I still strive to be a stronger teacher. I want to be better at that. The last is coaching, and that is coming to a slow end.
The key reflection is that I need to get back to the basics of listing and prioritizing and making time for the things that are most important. Above all else, I need to get back to the positive mindset that made me who I am.