I haven't written for a while. I have been busy with the work of finding out what I want to be when I grow up.
I am at a strange place in my career. I have decisions to make. Do I look for work in the Catholic world? The secular world? Can I make a go at freelancing? Do I want to commute or stay close to home?
This stage of being out of work includes:
Networking
Job Seeking
Soul Searching
My first career aspirations were to become an astronaut. Growing up in the 1960's and early 70's was filled with the excitement of the space race. I watched intently during the first and subsequent moon landings. I vaguely remember Apollo 8's Christmas Eve television broadcast and the crew's reading from the Book of Genesis.
Here is a transcript of what was read.
Bill Anders
"We are now approaching lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on Earth, the crew of Apollo 8 has a message that we would like to send to you.
'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
‘And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
‘And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
‘And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.'"
Jim Lovell
"‘And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
‘And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
‘And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
‘And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.’"
Frank Borman
"'And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
‘And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.'
And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas – and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth."
Beautiful.
Those ideals of being an astronaut left me in my teen years. There were no female astronauts at that time and I was told one needed an aptitude for math and physics. That was something I did not have.
Years later I was privileged to tour the NASA facility when at a Pro-Life Conference in Houston. It was so exciting seeing the control room that was referred to in the infamous words of Apollo 13 astronaut John Swigert, Jr.. "Houston, we've had a problem here."
As I discern my next career move I suppose I have to cross astronaut off the list. :(
Sharon at the Houston NASA Facility
I am at a strange place in my career. I have decisions to make. Do I look for work in the Catholic world? The secular world? Can I make a go at freelancing? Do I want to commute or stay close to home?
This stage of being out of work includes:
Networking
Job Seeking
Soul Searching
My first career aspirations were to become an astronaut. Growing up in the 1960's and early 70's was filled with the excitement of the space race. I watched intently during the first and subsequent moon landings. I vaguely remember Apollo 8's Christmas Eve television broadcast and the crew's reading from the Book of Genesis.
Here is a transcript of what was read.
Bill Anders
"We are now approaching lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on Earth, the crew of Apollo 8 has a message that we would like to send to you.
'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
‘And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
‘And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
‘And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.'"
Jim Lovell
"‘And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
‘And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
‘And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
‘And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.’"
Frank Borman
"'And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
‘And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.'
And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas – and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth."
Beautiful.
Those ideals of being an astronaut left me in my teen years. There were no female astronauts at that time and I was told one needed an aptitude for math and physics. That was something I did not have.
Years later I was privileged to tour the NASA facility when at a Pro-Life Conference in Houston. It was so exciting seeing the control room that was referred to in the infamous words of Apollo 13 astronaut John Swigert, Jr.. "Houston, we've had a problem here."
As I discern my next career move I suppose I have to cross astronaut off the list. :(
Sharon at the Houston NASA Facility
your work in the Catholic world was so valuable - maybe there is a near by pregnancy center that could use your help. James
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