A Lifetime Defined by Meetings

What I actually told myself was, "I will never attend that meeting again with laryngitis, unable to talk."

What I meant was, "I will never attend another meeting -  if at all possible."

The same thing happened when I stopped taking classes of any kind. No more art classes, writing classes, cooking classes. No classes at all except for required continuing education classes. You saw me! You know how long I sat in Bible Study. Not twice but three times....one lesson each time.

When I settled in Tally my "new" friends, ladies my age, could not understand my adamant "not attending classes" rule. "Enough is enough," I explained.

How could I make them understand that I worked my way through college, then served as Professional Opticians of Florida chapter Educational Chairman every few years and, finally, attended three times the amount of CE classes than were required (when I was on the Board of Opticianry) in order to keep the quality of the education up - as well as studied and critiqued every proposed new class submitted by Opticianry educational providers for ten years running!

Hence, no classes since 2005 except for Tai Chi. Tai Chi isn't that kind of a class, anyway. Tai Chi is a moving meditation. And I don't really go that much.

Tai Chi, Thomasville Road

Now take out the meetings. Long time coming. My life has been a whirlwind of them for many years. Often with travel. Actually, more meetings than classes. A lifetime of meetings.

No classes. Now, no meetings. Let's just stay at home and live the good life. Use some of that stuff  learned going to all those classes in the time saved by not sitting at any more meetings!