Amazing what you can attract just by doing nothing

As I was dragged out of the library by my Danish, fellow philosphy student I was accosted by the head of Advice and Guidance who wanted to talk to me about something, I thought it would be something editorial about the latest column I submitted to the student newsletter but nothing could be further from the actual subject.
For some reason I have come up as first choice as Student Governer, this in a nutshell means that I am to represent every student in the college at board meetings and report back whatever is going on.
To be honest I was taken aback seeing as I didn’t even know the position existed much less make any moves towards trying to get it.
I’ve said yes because it sounds pretty interesting and I’m big on the whole getting involved thing.
Still representing 5000 students thats pretty cool, I’m actually allowing it to make me feel rather smug.
More importantly my monday night band sessions have proved very successful, so successful in fact that I have managed to get together a full, complete band line-up and we will be embarking on rehearsals as soon as next week.
This really has excited me as things have just been falling into place with my fellow musicians and they are all for covering Matthew Good as a start point just as the hassle has gone away so my confidence and my ability seems to flood back to me with an even greater scope for success than ever before.
It’s amazing what you can do to improve your position in life, I sat back with Harvey last night staring at my ever expanding waistline and reflecting just how much has changed over the course of one year.
I find it difficult to believe that I was who I was, I find it next to impossible to believe that I worked the hours I did, that I put up with the life that wasn’t actually a life, more of a repetetive process which drive me close to insanity I have already started to think in terms of the ‘old me’ and the ‘new me’ and for once I’m glad I’m on this side of the matter.
It seems to me alien that I could have ever been anywhere else doing anything else and it is not often in my life that I can stand by a decision I’ve made and truly know that it was the right decision to make.
But I can right now.
She never gets the thanks she deserves, in fact due to my state of mind back in 2006 I find it difficult to accept that it happened and was real; but I want to thank Laurel for this because it was during my time with her that I actually made this decision and it was her words which spurred me on to make the first changes, to make the investment if you like, that would lead to the possibility of me being here and doing this right now.
Like I am with so many people I am in her debt and though I can’t think how to pay her back I will one day.
That my friends is a promise made and a promise that will be kept.