First Session Eve
Here we sit like birds in the wilderness...
Oops, can't sing that... No, really, that is a thing, can't sing that one any more. So while most of my friends on staff would really be glad that I am where I should be later, doing what I should be, let me explain.
I definitely should not be there tonight, but the truth is that I could run for miles on my feet right now. Those that have served on the Camp Geiger Staff don't know exactly what I am talking about. Today Cub Camp ended, the trial run for the store ended, and the real thing begins tomorrow morning.
How did I end up on Staff? Especially this one? Camp Geiger's Staff is considered nationally one of the best. I ask that question all the time.
I am not an Eagle Scout. Most here are. Most of those hired are either Eagle or darn close. I am not, but I have been consistently involved in Scouts since I turned 8, not that that counts for anything.
Pony Express has an enormous amount of Wood Badge Trained leaders. For me it was hard enough to get leaders to meet the minimum training requirements. Here, many troops will not register a scoutmaster that has not had wood badge. Another strike.
Mic-O-Say. Well, as Ed put it, some of us are Keepers for Life, (sort of fitting for me, actually)
I won't insult the judgement of those that selected me by saying that I can't do the job. They obviously see something in me that I am incapable of seeing, and may never see in this lifetime.
What I am getting ready to write is going to sound horrible, and no doubt vain. (are you singing the "you're so vain" song yet?
I have always had a feeling that I am destined to be more than what I am. I am referring to mortality, not to the eternal potential of a spirit son of God, to which I testify we are all sons and daughters of a loving Heavenly Father. I also feel, in that same feeling that I am not living up to that potential. Now, most of us fall short of what we are capable of, I get it, but it really hurts when one can see that potential in others, and know that it also exists in you.
I have never been that person that has "crossed the line". It is true that I chose, (poorly) at one point, by not living up to a standard that I knew was necessary to return to God's presence. I never doubted, and so was doubly in big trouble. Having seen the error of those ways, I know that as we repent, as I repent, we will be forgiven, and we can come to know He who is Lord of us all.
Wow, where did that come from, that was awful heavy for camp eve, getting ready for bed, being exhausted, not from the heat, but from standing on concrete all day, in shoes not truly designed for the purpose.
Did I mention that physically I am not in the best of shape, even for me? This will be a hard year.
So, now it is morning of. I got to experience showering in the shower facility by the Dining Hall, for a reason not to be stated now, and am sitting at the store getting slushies icing, and getting ready for brunch.
We were told that we were to be very cautious on social media, or to avoid it all together, but since this is where I record my feelings and thoughts, I will continue onward. The rule of thumb would be to not share anything you wouldn't want your mother to read. I would never do that anyway
I don't fit any of the qualifications, and yet here I am. A member of the 2019 Camp Geiger Staff. Come on down to the Flaming Crow Trading Post and get yourself a slushie.#BuyMoreSlushies
For all of my Troop 103 friends that are members of the Tribe, come on down to ceremonies this year and have one last time together. Brave, Warrior, Runner, Keeper, come walk the trails. From the old days, growing up? Come on down for one more time For those that don't understand the invite, this is the last year that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will be a chartering organization for Scouting. Many have been active to some level or another, but will probably not be in 2020. Me? Who knows?
Off to brunch. And then to work. Slushies are icing nicely. Time to go to work. Happy day! and one more thing....
#BuyMoreSlushies
Oops, can't sing that... No, really, that is a thing, can't sing that one any more. So while most of my friends on staff would really be glad that I am where I should be later, doing what I should be, let me explain.
I definitely should not be there tonight, but the truth is that I could run for miles on my feet right now. Those that have served on the Camp Geiger Staff don't know exactly what I am talking about. Today Cub Camp ended, the trial run for the store ended, and the real thing begins tomorrow morning.
How did I end up on Staff? Especially this one? Camp Geiger's Staff is considered nationally one of the best. I ask that question all the time.
I am not an Eagle Scout. Most here are. Most of those hired are either Eagle or darn close. I am not, but I have been consistently involved in Scouts since I turned 8, not that that counts for anything.
Pony Express has an enormous amount of Wood Badge Trained leaders. For me it was hard enough to get leaders to meet the minimum training requirements. Here, many troops will not register a scoutmaster that has not had wood badge. Another strike.
Mic-O-Say. Well, as Ed put it, some of us are Keepers for Life, (sort of fitting for me, actually)
I won't insult the judgement of those that selected me by saying that I can't do the job. They obviously see something in me that I am incapable of seeing, and may never see in this lifetime.
What I am getting ready to write is going to sound horrible, and no doubt vain. (are you singing the "you're so vain" song yet?
I have always had a feeling that I am destined to be more than what I am. I am referring to mortality, not to the eternal potential of a spirit son of God, to which I testify we are all sons and daughters of a loving Heavenly Father. I also feel, in that same feeling that I am not living up to that potential. Now, most of us fall short of what we are capable of, I get it, but it really hurts when one can see that potential in others, and know that it also exists in you.
I have never been that person that has "crossed the line". It is true that I chose, (poorly) at one point, by not living up to a standard that I knew was necessary to return to God's presence. I never doubted, and so was doubly in big trouble. Having seen the error of those ways, I know that as we repent, as I repent, we will be forgiven, and we can come to know He who is Lord of us all.
Wow, where did that come from, that was awful heavy for camp eve, getting ready for bed, being exhausted, not from the heat, but from standing on concrete all day, in shoes not truly designed for the purpose.
Did I mention that physically I am not in the best of shape, even for me? This will be a hard year.
So, now it is morning of. I got to experience showering in the shower facility by the Dining Hall, for a reason not to be stated now, and am sitting at the store getting slushies icing, and getting ready for brunch.
We were told that we were to be very cautious on social media, or to avoid it all together, but since this is where I record my feelings and thoughts, I will continue onward. The rule of thumb would be to not share anything you wouldn't want your mother to read. I would never do that anyway
I don't fit any of the qualifications, and yet here I am. A member of the 2019 Camp Geiger Staff. Come on down to the Flaming Crow Trading Post and get yourself a slushie.#BuyMoreSlushies
For all of my Troop 103 friends that are members of the Tribe, come on down to ceremonies this year and have one last time together. Brave, Warrior, Runner, Keeper, come walk the trails. From the old days, growing up? Come on down for one more time For those that don't understand the invite, this is the last year that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will be a chartering organization for Scouting. Many have been active to some level or another, but will probably not be in 2020. Me? Who knows?
Off to brunch. And then to work. Slushies are icing nicely. Time to go to work. Happy day! and one more thing....
#BuyMoreSlushies
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