Where have I been?

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Congrats on the black belt!!! Sorry to hear you're in the wars though mate! Trust me, stay positive and upbeat, enjoy the extra time with your family and you'll come out the other side a better man for it! Just look at me, I came out the other side of redundancy (IT manager) a real estate agent! And since my wife's tussle with the "big C" we're closer than ever!

Cheers, Marcus

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

It's not everyday that someone gets a black belt in Karate

Wish you the very best looking for the next chapter in your life of employment, maybe something out of left field will eventuate?

See you at IISAC

Mike

[wavelandscott (Scott)]

Hang in there Mike...it will all come out good in the end!

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Congrats on the Black Belt Mike. (I couldn't get past yellow myself )

you are such an inspiration, its a bummer to see you feeling low.
Hope all the warm wishes from your "family" here brighten your day.

I have sent a PM on a possible opportunity in your field (i think)
Let me know if you are interested.

else...
See you at IISAC.

[Lester]

Hi Mike, well done on the Black Belt, must help make you feel good and over ride the other negatives. All the best into your future.

[GrahamL]

Congradulations on that black belt

Work .. A couple of years back friday afternoon we all got the
'Don't come monday' drill (13 years in the job ).. and its a huge shock , the piece of advice I most remember was that doors DO close for all of us at times , but others will surely open .

You only have to look at IIS to see your talents won't be on the backburner for long .This place is an amazing achievement
for someone working fulltime and raising a family.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Sorry to hear you are having a rough trot at the moment Mike but it will sort it self out with time and effort. Work, well it is a required evil and I am sure you will work through it and probably for the better in the long run. Welcome to the skin cancer gang, it's a real bugger but at least it is curable all be it a nusiance and bloody painful.

The only advise an old fart like me can give is relax, don't get too stressed, get a good job that allows you to excell and let the rest just take it's course.

Good luck Mike.

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and well wishes.

The skin cancer was the nasty SCC type, not the BCC. So thankfully it's all been cut out and is no longer a problem.

On the job front, I've got a few opportunities in process right now, and hopefully in the next few days I'll be on the track to employment again.

Thanks again for your thoughts.

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Originally Posted by iceman

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and well wishes.

The skin cancer was the nasty SCC type, not the BCC. So thankfully it's all been cut out and is no longer a problem.

On the job front, I've got a few opportunities in process right now, and hopefully in the next few days I'll be on the track to employment again.

Thanks again for your thoughts.

Thats Great News Mike!

I can feel the positive shift in the air!

Thanks for the update.

[venus (Lydia)]

Hi Mike, sorry to hear about your troubles but glad to hear that as the song goes you've...."rolled out the barrel and got the blues on the run"... the gangs all here for you!

regards
Lydia

[DiamondDust (Ingrid)]

Hey Mikeyboy thanks for sharing your feelings and telling us how it is. You've just confirmed that we are all "family", all here for each other. Someone remarked about one door closing another one opening,things happen for a reason, I'm a firm believer in that. I also say to myself "this too shall pass" it keeps my chin up and helps me look forward (or up in our case ). Congratulations on your black belt by the way.