Time Flies

Wow - time flies when you are having fun . . . I realized the other day that I have not posted since March . . . which oh so nicely coincides with when I started my PhD program! Guess I figured out what things have fallen by the wayside.

So, for those who don't know, I started a PhD in Organizational Psychology, specifically in Organizational Systems, at a specialty humanistic psychology program in California called Saybrook University ( www.saybrook.edu ). The majority of the students are in PsyD or MFT programs, but there is a group of us that focus on Org Psychology, all from various backgrounds but who have come to the place of wanting to help empower organizations or groups of people to really achieve their potential. Organizational systems focuses on understanding and helping people to understand how to work within the dynamics of behavior within groups and organizations such that individuals and groups can make choices about what they want that group to be.

Right now I am moving towards a dissertation on conscious evolution of societies and organizations. In other words - what enables people to not only evolve as a reaction to changes in the environment, but to anticipate the systemic interactions and the impact of their own choices, thus being able to more consciously choose what they as a group will evolve into, rather than just letting evolution happen.

Anyway, life has been pretty crazy with work, school and coaching. I did take a season off of coaching with softball, but have still had some open gyms and various things with basketball. In fact, this weekend we head to team camp at Notre Dame - a weekend with 15 high school girls promises some great stories!!

Other than that, I've also decided that I really need to get in shape and I have started a training plan for a half-marathon at Mackinac Island in October. Mackinac is beautiful and I figured if I signed up for a half-marathon I'd actually be forced to train, so here we go! Other than that, still playing ball in a very competitive league in Northville - most of the girls played college ball and are about 22-23, so I feel older every time I play - but it's fun to play against that level of competition again!

Well, lots of other small things going on, but that's the major recap. It's just amazing to know that the Lord is by my side through all this and to feel some of the burden of worry lifted in the troubles of Michigan simply by knowing that I am where I am supposed to be. Of course, He may have more surprises in store for me, but I can't worry about that now!