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Rising from the Ashes

So.. life has been a bit interesting of late. Umpiring has been put on a temporary hiatus until fall baseball starts up and then hopefully I'll be getting back onto a field soon. Overall my season has been quite successful, from starting way back in February and up to just recently I have been getting a lot of work and have seen steady improvement, so much so that I was able to work a couple of Varsity games this past season and was highly praised for my work by multiple partners assignors, as well as coaches.

 While I may be improving on the field, my search for work has continued to come up empty. I have applied for many jobs that I believe I would be good at. However, I have only received meek interest and have only been on one interview.  But, I refuse to give up hope on finding solid work which is why I spend at least a couple hours a day on job sites and updating my resume and applying for jobs with the hope that I may be able to at least get myself an interview and go from there.

I am still trying to figure out a way to go after my pursuit of helping others by becoming a life-coach, with the latest step being to secure some funding by either writing a grant or maybe someone may have some other ideas.

My physical health is good. I recently achieved my personal goal of getting down to a weight which I hadn't been at in over two years, so that's a plus. My emotional health, I am still struggling with my battle with depression and anxiety but that's always going to be there I just have to keep fighting and that's what I will continue to do.
As the title says, I am like a Phoenix I burn and out of my ashes, I rise again.
 

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