Sunday, May 6, 2007

May 6, 2007

Finally committing to starting a blog. I am working with a life coach on what my next steps should be towards a happy and useful career. I have already been a librarian and an internal organizational development consultant. Not wanting to return to school for a third master's degree, I have been working with my coach to identify my strengths, my interests...and dare I say it...my passion in life.

Right now my life is pretty focused on my parents. They have recently returned to the city I was born in to live. We finally have them settled in an apartment they like in a nice area of town. Unfortunately, they both are having health issues...back pain and shingles. I have wound up in the ER with my Mom...have taken her to a series of doctor appointments. Tomorrow I take my Dad to the doctor about his back pain. In the midst of all this I have noticed that I have a gift for working with my parents. I am acting as their advocate, translator of the current culture, the one who calls the doctors, the one who calls several times a day to check on them. Sometimes it is overwhelming...but mostly, I feel good about helping them take care of themselves. I notice that I feel that I am accomplishing something that makes a difference.

I have been talking about this with my life coach and she said that I was compelling, authoritative,and passionate. This is the moment when we began talking about me creating a blog to test the waters with my idea of being a coach for senior citizens and their families. So..there it is...I have put it out in the world. I would love to hear what others think about in terms of working with elderly parents and ways to be of assistance to them.

Bonita