Clean Up on Aisle 7

I have fallen off slightly. Not in the sense of my work ethic...although excessive sunlight, humidity, and torrential downpours do not entice me to write a thesis or research climate change in St. Louis anymore than a syllabus from my professor would.But, I have been going through some situations in my life, personal and my professional (which is still in its prepubescent stage) that have caused me to PAUSE....and take stock of my surroundings. Summer has been over for awhile in my neck of the woods, simply because I ceased having fun, when I was not working. Which, happened to be a majority of the summer. That was phase 1. Childish to say the least. I would sit on my couch, and pout, eat cartons of Breyers Strawberry Ice Cream, Movie Theatre Butter Popcorn, Flavor Blasted Goldfish, and drink herbal tea, all while watching 24 on the Tivo. Pathetic. In between these pouting sessions, workouts, errands, and small excursions would be intermittently scattered, but nothing seemed to break my emotional funk. But..after months of prayer, pouting and Nola telling me to man up..Marshalls called me. I did that job application the second week June. But they called. And I ceased being Jonathan "unemployed and senile" Jackson and became Mr. Giftware and Domestics. I am currently working towards a 75 cent pay raise, if my 45 day review is acceptable to my manager.
But...to what end was this post written? What possible point could he have by just giving a cluttered narrative about how boring and mundane his summer was? Simply put, to show growth, even of the most minuscule kind, is a necessity to furthering ones progression into the next phase of life. Boys II Men, i think not. We've been that. Men to Scholars, I accept that moniker with open arms.

" But the grace of God I am what I am..." I Corinthians 15:10

- Mr. Jackson


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