Evolution Of A Man

this week, for the first time since april, i was momentarily employed; and it felt incredible. on monday i got a call from the adecco employment agency. they had a small conference gig at a hilton hotel in manhattan that they needed to fill quickly. the assignment was to assist in the registration process for the american college of cardiology on both thursday and friday this week. thursday, 2:30 – 7pm; friday 6 – 10am. it stung a little bit when 6am rung through my ears, but we all know how times are hard right now. work is work, and money is money; so i jumped at the opportunity.

i arrived at the hotel on thursday with a smile on my face, and excitement in my heart. it felt really great to have somewhere to go and something to do. i was so ready to work. i stood with the other 3 or 4 temps that were there, and got my instructions for registering the conference attendees- it was going to be a pretty easy couple of days. the task was simple. for anyone with a last name beginning with “c,” “d,” or “e,” i was to hand them their packet, explain a few conference details, and then send them to the next registration station. checking in the first 2 or 3 registrants was a bit shaky for me as i found my footing- what to say and how to say it- but after that, it was smooth sailing.

as you can imagine, the day was pretty relaxed. not many people registered on thursday, so i spent most of the time chatting and laughing with the other temps around me. it felt really good to be out in the world again. really good! i felt like a contributing member of society again. friday was definitely busier, but was just as great a day, if not better. waking up at 4:30 in the morning was hard, but again, when i got to the hotel i was more than ready, and very excited, to get to work. day two was a lot busier- which i thoroughly enjoyed. i love being busy… especially when i like what i’m doing. there was still a lot of down time; which gave way to more mingling with the other temps and conference staff. what really lightened my heart was all the laughter. i laughed more these past 2 days than i have in the last 2 months. finding some semblance of happiness again really took my mood to another level. and there’s nothing like being happy!

i seriously hope that this marks a new era of both work and happiness for me. i would love to find something full time (in the entertainment industry, of course), and also bring some busy-busy to my personal business and movement as well. i just want to get back on my feet. the feeling of being back at it was almost indescribable. i’m simply asking for more of that. much more!