Back in the Saddle Again
The song "Back in the Saddle Again" is playing in my head, not the Gene Auntry one, but Aerosmith. I'm baaack in the saddle. This sounds crazy for a 50-plus year old woman to be singing this. Or I could just sing it is either from Donald Lawrence "Back better than I was before". Anyway I started back at WJLS today was the official first day. I came up Friday. I was nervous, I didn't sleep well last night or on Thursday night. I am so afraid that something will come up that I can't handle. I was really surprised about how much came back to me. I hadn't worked a board since August 31, 2010.
Coming back is bittersweet. There are some things I am going to have to pray about and work through. There were some changes made. I know everybody likes to put their stamp on things, but these changes were really unnecessary. I began to wonder if they were done out of spite. It would be like me programming a rock station. I wouldn't have a clue how to do it, but I have ideas. In the changes, some of the things people liked were taken away. Someone said they didn't have time to do this and that, because they only worked part time. That kind of really got to me. If you can do at least one thing a day or download several things at a time using two computers you can get a lot done. I fired up the old dinosaur (my old computer). I almost didn't know how to turn it on, I am still not sure if it works, but I will give it a shot.
I am very glad to be asked back to do what I can to help the station reclaim the audience it once had. I am excited about being involved in the community again. This is a challenge for me and I have got to get used to working again. It is different. I know God allowed things to happen before so I could get the rest I needed. My health is good and I want to keep it that way. I have noticed that I am a little more jumpy that I used to be and as I said I have some issues to work through. God has healed me, some places are still tender and I have some trust issues, but I feel that in time everything will be alright. One of my things was that I didn't want the last experience that I had with WJLS to be my last work experience. I do thank God for opening that door, where I could go in and help out. As I told Matt this evening I have to see if the Lord has expanded my territory. I have a few more skills than I did back in 2010.
There will be challenges, but I will meet them step by step one day at a time. Everyone is asking about "Joy In the Morning". Its strange how all of that stuff dissapeared. I don't know when it happened, but the way that was designed was that anyone could do the mornings there and it would be OK. Maybe I am just being a little paranoid. If I am please forgive me. As I get into working within the system a little more I will work through the challenges and bring some of the things back that people enjoyed.
Continue to pray for me as I continue this journey. This came completely out of the blue. I wasn't expecting it and was completely shocked and waylaid by the events that surrounded my return. Since God has allowed it I just want to do the opportunity to do my best......
Coming back is bittersweet. There are some things I am going to have to pray about and work through. There were some changes made. I know everybody likes to put their stamp on things, but these changes were really unnecessary. I began to wonder if they were done out of spite. It would be like me programming a rock station. I wouldn't have a clue how to do it, but I have ideas. In the changes, some of the things people liked were taken away. Someone said they didn't have time to do this and that, because they only worked part time. That kind of really got to me. If you can do at least one thing a day or download several things at a time using two computers you can get a lot done. I fired up the old dinosaur (my old computer). I almost didn't know how to turn it on, I am still not sure if it works, but I will give it a shot.
I am very glad to be asked back to do what I can to help the station reclaim the audience it once had. I am excited about being involved in the community again. This is a challenge for me and I have got to get used to working again. It is different. I know God allowed things to happen before so I could get the rest I needed. My health is good and I want to keep it that way. I have noticed that I am a little more jumpy that I used to be and as I said I have some issues to work through. God has healed me, some places are still tender and I have some trust issues, but I feel that in time everything will be alright. One of my things was that I didn't want the last experience that I had with WJLS to be my last work experience. I do thank God for opening that door, where I could go in and help out. As I told Matt this evening I have to see if the Lord has expanded my territory. I have a few more skills than I did back in 2010.
There will be challenges, but I will meet them step by step one day at a time. Everyone is asking about "Joy In the Morning". Its strange how all of that stuff dissapeared. I don't know when it happened, but the way that was designed was that anyone could do the mornings there and it would be OK. Maybe I am just being a little paranoid. If I am please forgive me. As I get into working within the system a little more I will work through the challenges and bring some of the things back that people enjoyed.
Continue to pray for me as I continue this journey. This came completely out of the blue. I wasn't expecting it and was completely shocked and waylaid by the events that surrounded my return. Since God has allowed it I just want to do the opportunity to do my best......
The best thing I can say is, WELCOME BACK! And I don't think you should dwell on all that stuff...it obviously didn't work. I still listened, but it was never the same. You just use this wonderful opportunity and be glad about it! We sure are!
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