Blessed TIME –
I haven’t received your reply in time before I left from work, but I’m back again at work from the beginning of this week! No, I don’t have Internet or e-mail access at home.
Everything was alright. Anyway, thanks for your concern! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" /> Me and hubby didn’t went away for a vacation, but the leave I took was actually the official “vacation leave” for all employees during the times this institution is closed for students (I work at a tertiary institution). The
only good thing working for this place right now is the “vacation leave” employees receive at the end of each term…
Regarding my H’s job situation – there wasn’t much progress in the meantime but things are moving slightly in a direction now. We’re still waiting for a court date… My H will receive a date within the following two months. The actual date the case will go to higher court will depends on many factors…it can take anything from 3 months to a year before it will take place. In the meantime my H can’t find another job… The institution want to settle for money before the case went to court. They don’t want to reinstate my H in his previous job. If hubby don’t feel satisfied with the amount of money this institution are going to offer him and if an agreement between them can’t be reached, the case will still progress to higher court.
If things went this far, this institution will have a real problem at hand because my H was unfairly dismissed and discriminate and victimize against.... So things are looking positive in the sense that my H will definitely win this case and be either reinstated or settled with money by this institution.
Me and my H really enjoyed the this time together during the past 2 weeks without any outside stress... We had plenty “alone” time just to talk, relax, fill all each others EN’s and do whatever we want. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" /> It was also SUCH a relieve and indeed peace of mind not having the fear of running into OM during this time I was on leave. From Monday however (since I have started working again), I have bumped into OM
a few times and also this morning (I’m still riding with my girlfriend in the mornings and afternoons – she have a parking place next to OM’s car and that can’t be changed). I still have this anxiety and extreme discomfort feelings when I saw him, but I guess this is just something I must continue to deal with under the current circumstances.
However, after I have send the “closure letter” to OM a few weeks ago, I have realized that the extreme fluctuating emotions I had between residual feelings of ‘care’ towards OM and feelings of bitterness, hurt and angriness towards him, have lessen
significantly. After I’ve received OM’s apology, positive reaction and promise not to contact me again, I could let go of the resentment and hurt and be able to forgive and strengthen my relationship with my Lord at the same time. Although I still have the anxiety and feelings of discomfort towards OM (which is naturally), I’m more able now to move towards the ideal state of indifference.
