On Friday night Joe, Lisa, Margarita, Pat, Marco, John and Helen participated in the Relay for Life. Relay for life is a non-competitive relay in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. I'd say we were quite successful.
It's always a great night to spend with friends. You get quality time and you are doing it for a good cause. In addition to the usual festivities this year Joe formed a band with three of his buddies and they played as part of the entertainment for the evening. They call themselves The Age of Ignition. They played a few 'oldies' for us. They played New Orleans is Sinking, Cumbersome, Sundown and Rocking in the Free World.
Most of us lasted till the morning. Lisa took a couple of naps but the rest of us rocked all night long. Well sort of. There was a lot of sitting near the end but we were all awake.
I always enjoy this night with my friends. It's a cause we all agree on. Cancer often makes you feel powerless but this is one thing that gives you power back. It's a satisfying thing.
I wish I could feel like I had some power over my own life. I'm still looking at unemployment in just a week. I never thought it would come to this. I really believed last year that I had finally found my place, that all the energy and searching for the right job was finally over. I expected this to happen when I worked for the government because things were always unstable but I thought this was more of a sure thing.
I suppose that is what life is. It's always turning things upside down when it sees you getting comfortable. I'm tired of feeling unbalanced. The problem is I don't think I have a choice in the matter. I read a quotation once that said "The art of life lies in the constant readjustment to one's surroundings." Why do I feel like I'm the only one who's always turned on their ear?
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