Finding my Way

Wednesday Afternoon, September 25, 2013, just another PERFECT day of warm sunshine and cool nights

It's been a couple weeks since I last did any writing.  I had some wonderful news, I passed my Level 1 Exams without a hitch and received my Course Materials for Level 2 last weekend.  Yipeee here I go again.  After going over the information, I am confident I will finish up and become Certified on a timely basis.  The reading so far has been just as interesting as the other requirements.  I have not found anything that I've read boring or slow.  Just the opposite, I can't get through these books fast enough.  The Body Mind Research that is being done is just amazing, who knew?

I thought I knew what I was going to do for my Internship Hours and where I was going to volunteer but as life would have it, I was able to stay at Infusion and collect hours there as well as Assisted Living.  I also learned that the time I spend playing my Harp for my Companion Angel at Assisted Living and also her roommate will also count as Internship Hours.  My Shift as a Companion is 3 days a week and starts at 2pm....I will go in early and do some Internship Hours for other Residents before I start my shift.  I think I can knock out my required hours fairly quickly.

Also I got a call from Assisted Living around the corner from me and I was offered a paid Session once a month...keep them coming, I'll take all the Sessions you can throw at me!  So between the 2 Assisted Living monthly Sessions, 3 day a week Companion, Piano Teacher on Wednesday and Infusion every Thursday...I have left myself enough time to read, study and practice practice practice.

I am finding most of the Assisted Living Facilities see this as entertainment rather than therapeutic music, however there are the exceptions, which I ran into last week.  They all love to have you Volunteer your time but are slow to see that money is well spent to provide this service for their residents.  Education needs to start at the top where decisions on funding begin....then hopefully there is a  trickle down effect?  Like anyone else providing a Service, I need to get paid for what I do, but if I ever become wealthy, I'll do it for free!!!    I am slowly finding my way in this ground breaking field.