Readying for Ottawa

I'm off tomorrow for the Unitarian Universalist Ministers' Association Convocation in Ottawa. The five-day event will be chock full of UU ministers, candidates and aspirants for the ministry. With a bevy of workshops, the time spent will give me a good indication of whether I feel comfortable in the company of working ministers.

As I aspire at this point in time to be among their numbers, I'm interested in how it will go, how it will feel. Up to this particular point in time, I have always felt a bit out of place among the ministers of the world, assessing them to be more concerned with the career aspects as opposed to the community service aspects of the role.

Still, I am excited by the opportunity to study in the moment, and look forward to seeing my Starr King School of the Ministry colleagues. I am rooming with a highly accomplished musician and I have packed all of my musical instruments and musical recording equipment with the idea that we will have moments to collaborate, record and orchestrate together.

With studded snow tires newly installed today, my car is ready to go, the check-engine light finally put to sleep with a new sensor. I pack cold sesame noodles, four-grain salad, cheese, salami, bread, bananas to get me ease the pressure of eating out all of the time.

It is a truly privileged life that I lead. And I am thankful for all who support me on this journey.