Just came home from another TM meeting. Cupcakes - success. Speech - success. Induction - success. I left the meeting with high spirits. Six months ago in October, I started attending a club for the sake of getting out of the house and meeting people. A way to get out of myself and my own mind. A way to distract myself from unwanted thoughts. Since then, I have started doing other things too. I started taking swimming lessons. I plan to continue swimming once a week. I have been nominated to take on the role of either secretary or sergeant-at-arms of the club. I am leaning towards the secretary position. It's comfortable. It's doable. The sergeant-at-arms role though, is a little bit uncomfortable. I sense some stretching happening there. I'm not sure how much time it would entail. Now that I'm starting the program in June, time is going to be a rare commodity. But then again, maybe that will force me to be more effective, and to use my time more wisely. Election is next week, so I need to give my answer by next week.

Excerpt from my speech tonight:

Nowadays when I swim, I no longer see the bandaids and hair ties that lie on the floor. Instead, I see the clarity of the blue water that envelopes me. Nowadays when I swim, I no longer hear the squeals of children or the yells of teens playing ball in the water. Instead, I hear quiet as I count in my head. Nowadays when I swim, I no longer feel the hustle and bustle of people splashing water all around me. Instead, I feel the solitude that being under water gives me.

I'm signing off now. Time to get ready for bed. See you soon.