~:[CH14 - Day 344]:~ A View from the Perch

 

~:[CH14 - Day 344]:~ A View from the Perch

It was very strange. I did everything I typically do for a banquet, aside from preparing to speak. Usually, I spend four hours at the microphone and feeling just a little off, I was glad that I didn't have to. While the stress level subsided once everything was setup, I still popped in from time to time to make sure things were running smoothly and on time and by night's end, we wrapped up my first banquet with a view from the perch. It was cool to watch other people talk, as I got to focus on taking pictures and enjoying the night. Although part of me wish I could say a few things about the athletes, the other part of me knew that this was the final step in the transition. What will change over time? Who knows, however, for now, I'll look back and appreciate that we made it through the season. There were definitely some ups and downs through the year, but understanding that things won't always be perfect is definitely important. One day, I will fly away from that perch for good, but for the time being, I enjoyed the view from here. I was just exhausted by night's end, the unpacking didn't change, but of course the sense of something different definitely existed, yet it wasn't necessarily bad. Life is full of changes and we have to learn to adapt to them and tonight was one of those steps in my own life where I begin that pivot. Ohana is forever, as I soaked in the final messages from the long line of seniors who wanted to speak, remembering the many other seniors who stepped to this podium over the years. Things have changed, yet many other things have stayed the same and for me, the only thing that has changed for now is the view.