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It’s been a while since I’ve updated, so I’m going to do that.
I was having a conversation with my roommate about a week or so ago, and the topic was all that was going on in my life at the moment. Since the new year, I’ve decided to make a lot of changes (as you may have read) and I have been extremely excited for those changes to come to fruition; but I’ve since realized that these decisions are in no way going to happen overnight.
As many of you may know, myself and the concept of Waiting have never been acquainted. I just never have the patience to wait. Yeah, I know patience is a virtue and all that, but I’ve never been fond of not having what I want, when I want it. It’s incredibly difficult for me to imagine that my dreams are not going to be complete for at least six and a half years. SIX AND A HALF YEARS!! Let’s see… six and a half years ago I had just turned 16, was still in high school, playing in a band or two, a virgin in more than one way, and didn’t have any debt whatsoever! Wow, and it won’t be until I’m 29 that I’ll have reached these goals I have set for myself.
With that said, add my more than prominent unwillingness to wait, and I’m having a hard time staying motivated to do anything. I’m bored, stressed and anxious to say the least. Now let’s go back to that conversation. I was talking about everything I just summarized with Chum, and he simply said, “Well dude, it looks like you’re going to have to wait”. I stopped thinking, and just looked at him with a dumb expression, half expecting him to give me another option. That fantasy never came.
So I’ve spent the last week or so trying to come to terms with Waiting. Waiting really isn’t an easy subject to grasp, for me anyway. I feel like I should be able to go out and buy a book on all my goals, then write a free test that gives me the accreditation to be a civil engineer. Ha, I just re-read what I wrote, and even though it came straight from my mind, the notion is ludicrous. I know that, but I don’t like it.
Every day I’m becoming more comfortable with Waiting, considering he’s not going anywhere, and that’s becoming more and more evident every second I’m with him. I’m realizing that Waiting is a part of everyone’s life, and the sooner you accept him as your companion rather than your enemy, you’ll be that much better off. I feel like soon enough, Waiting will introduce me to Wisdom, and Compassion, and Stronger Love. Won’t those be lovely days!
Now, on to the minor progress I’ve been making.
I now have a full-time job, working as a Finishing Salesman for Dick’s Lumber. I’m signed up for two courses starting in May. I’m falling more and more in love with Megan every day. We now have a puppy, which has made our lives both more stressful and joyful at the same time, and I’m going to have some money in my pocket as well as start paying off debt starting this Friday. Huh, just reading that makes being around Waiting so much easier, as you do get to see the positive in focusing on a goal or two. OH, and I have both family and friends coming out to this end of the country in the next five month, which has me overwhelmed with excitement!
Well, I’m off to bed, and am ready to take on another day in my bright future.
Love you all!
Moving and I have a love hate relationship. Well, it seems to love me, but I definitely hate it! Today I move for the 23rd time in my 22 years of wandering around this country, and considering my first move was when I was 13, I’d say the ratio is a tad fatuous! On the brighter side of things though, the place I’m moving into is away from all the Olympic bullshit, AND only four blocks from Megan. My new roommate also seems like a wicked dude. We went out for a few drinks last night and seemed to get along right away, as per ‘I Love You, Man’. SO this may become the first roommateship that I might be able to stand, as he snowboards, surfs and rockclimbs…all things I like doing, and is pretty much as easy going a guy you’ll ever meet. Anyway, enough about him as it is beginning to sound as though my current homosexual roommate is getting the best of me…
As for other life paths, I’m on my way to having a solid taxed job soon enough, and highschool credit upgrades start in May. Megan and I are strong as ever, and learning how to work through life’s problems together and not against eachother. She’s becoming the woman of my dreams more and more each day, and I’m in love with watching her grow.
Now, back to packing, which I never like doing more than 6 hours in advance of my move. *sigh*
I don’t understand why people hold on to rumors and grudges so tightly…
I’ve found in the past that when I hold on to hate or the idea of hate, it really only affects me. Sure, there are some people who don’t deserve my time, and others who’s time I don’t deserve, but that doesn’t change the fact that happiness comes completely from within. Hate, gossip, rumours, and closed-mindedness only stir up unhappiness in someone, and until they learn to release that and find the light in everyone, they won’t be truly happy.
I have a lot of work to do, and a lot of growing. I know that more than anyone. I’m learning, though, that keeping your head up and focusing on what makes you truly happy is much more productive than spending your time thinking about how someone else should be living their life.
I’m not a saint or a prophet, but I sure as hell know what makes me happy… and that’s being happy for what I and others have and accomplish on a daily basis.
On a lighter note, Megan and I test drove some cars today. She decided on a new Toyota, which she should be picking up later on this week. I’m so proud of her!!
I’ve begun researching new jobs and am waiting to hear back from a few people. Here’s hoping!!
So today I had a bunch of conversations with Program Heads at BCIT and figured out what I need to do. It’s going to take a while, considering I have to do some make up credits because I didn’t finish high school, but it looks like I will be entering the engineering program in September 2011.
I’m on my way!!
Hello,
So I decided to start writing a blog. I’m not sure why, as I am a terrible writer and usually don’t ever want to write, but it probably has to do with the fact I just watched ‘Julie and Julia’. Also I’ve decided to implement some pretty drastic life changes and I think this would be a great way to track my progress and broadcast said progress to the world… Now this first blog is going to be long, and I apologize for that. But please do your best to read it all as it will give you a good insight into what’s going on in my life and a great idea who Jonathan Elrick is going to become.
So here goes.
Up until a few weeks ago, I’ve pretty much been living a care-free life, doing what I want when I want and not thinking about the repercussions of those choices. I will start out by admitting that I’ve had some pretty severe issues with money, drugs, friends, values and integrity in the past, and frankly, I’m sick and tired of being an idiot/asshole/immature human being.
To this date, I don’t have any sort of education, savings, or solid resumé to speak of, and to be honest, it’s incredibly devastating physically and emotionally.
So, I’ve decided to change all that. I know I’ve said that quite a few times in the past, but this time I really mean it. (I’ll get to why I really mean it in the following paragraphs).
I’ll start out by telling you WHY I want to change my life, and then I’ll move on to HOW I’m going to change it…
First off, I’m dating an amazing girl named Megan Coates. She is everything to me. Megan is by far the most incredible, loyal, caring, loving and beautiful girl (inside and out) I’ve ever had the pleasure to court. She loves me for who I am and sees who I can be and pushes me to be that man. She believes in me and wants me to be the best I can be. She tells me straight up when I’m being an idiot, and offers her best advice on how to get through that problem. She has made me happier than I have ever been and I owe her a lot for what she’s done for me over the past year. I am convinced that Megan is perfect for me and am planning to spend the rest of my life with her, which is one reason I need to change. I want to be able to provide for her and our family and give them everything they need, and I certainly won’t be able to do that without any financial stability or life direction. I love her with all my heart and want to give her the world, and I will stop at nothing to do so.
Secondly, I have an amazing family and some awesome friends who I’ve let down in the past. I really need to quit doing that, because they care about me so much and I know I’ve hurt them with the things I’ve done. These are the most important people in my life and I need to respect that and take care of those relationships.
Lastly, I need to respect myself. I am the only person in the world that I have to spend ever minute of my life with, and there’s no way in hell I want to spend it with who I was.
So there you have it…this is why I need a new direction and why I need to make some drastic changes in my life.
As for how I’m going to change, I’ll start with money. I have always sucked with money, and although I completely understand how to treat money, I have blatantly ignored those principals. My grandfather was an accountant and would constantly tell me I was making terrible choices, but I always ignored him because I did what I wanted when I wanted. He passed away last January, and I now have to bear the burden of him leaving this world and me never listening to a word he said. That being said, Money is my first change.
I’ve opened a savings account and am going to start putting a regular amount of money in there with each pay cheque I receive. I’ve also started reading some books on how to handle money and get out of debt. I’m moving from my apartment in downtown Vancouver to a cheaper, more affordable place in East Vancouver or North Burnaby and I’m selling a bunch of things I don’t need and/or use in order to boost that savings account balance. Other than that, it’s a matter or creating a reasonable budget and sticking to it. Megan’s going to help me with that!
Next, I’m going to go to school for Civil Engineering. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I want to do with my life, what I’m good at and what I could do that would make me jump out of bed in the morning stoked to go to work, and I’ve finally come up with engineering. I love looking at how things are built and figuring out ways to make things work. I’m super interested in structural engineering as well as city planning, so I figure I’ll go into something in one of those fields. Although, I think it would be cool to do something with water too. Water has always fascinated me… Ah well, I’ll just do it all.
The program I’m applying for is a Bachelor of Engineering program at BCIT, and consists of 4 years of academic training as well as a one year internship stuck in the middle. After I get my degree, I’ll have to do a four year internship under a Professional Engineer as well as pass three exams to get my Professional Engineer accreditation (PEng), and with that I will receive my own seal that I can stamp drawings with. So stoked!
By this point you’re probably getting pretty bored with my drawn out explanations so I’m going to wrap this up…
My life is changing, and I’ve never been more excited to see what comes next. I’m going to do my absolute best to keep everyone updated on what’s going on, as well as post other things I want to change. This is just the beginning of my new life and I’m ever so pumped to tell you all about it!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. It means a lot to me.
With that, I welcome you all to My Journey.