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The other me would rather be my bio So, what have I been doing recently. In Nov - Dec of 2002 - I took a month off work and spent the time rediscovering myself. A time to heal from the wounds I chose to let happen over the past few years. It was an excelent time for reflection, to discover why I let that happen to me, and how not to let it happen again. Since then I have been busy, Volunteering at our local hospital, taking self improvement courses, upgrading my knowledge and positioning myself for a second career when I retire from the military. I'm also taking a management course thru Seneca College and hope to complete that soon, and recently finished the Alpha course at our local church an introduction to faith, God and the church. The certificates below are a sampling, but do not represent all of the courses and work I am doing. check back occasionally, this will become a large page. click on each of the pictures to see a larger view  
  
 This means I am now a Registered Practical Nurse. Things just keep getting better and better... My thanks to all concerned My thanks to me Moving right along - it seems to be mid-Sep right now nothing has been posted on this pages since May that dusny mean I haven't been busy I've taken a few course for my continuing education Interestingly enough, I graduated from an Alternative health Studies course on the same day 
 and more recently, I find myself finishing phase one of a leadership course for Nurses.  This is a picture of me on the leadership course It was / is a good course, with 14 other nurses, I was in good company Out numbered, (14 to 1), but in good company  October is coming fast, I have added one more course to my workload thru St Lawrence College here in Kingston I am taking Physical Assessment for Nurses so far it seems to be very good, and I look forward to finishing it, so that I can carry on with more continuing education in the near future I have also been asked to write an article for Ontarios RPN quarterly magazine if published, I'll let you know 09 - 10 Oct 03, saw me in Toronto again This time for phase two of the leadership course  All went very well for my stay in Toronto An added bonus was an invite to a symposium hosted by Bausch and Lomb, on cataract surgery It was all wonderful, my thanks to everyone For the super visit Time, time moves on, waits for no-one today is 26 Oct 03 Today I passed another course in the Management Developement Certificate Program offered by Seneca College as always, there was lots to learn and as always, I enjoyed it to the max  It's Dec 03 - time keeps on ticking This month I finished the Physical Assessments Course I was taking thru St Lawrence College I don't have my mark from the final exam, but I feel good about it The article I wrote for the nursing magazine was published I'll bring it on line no later than the 20 Dec so you can read it "click here" It was wonderful seeing my "story" written up by the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario I'll finish the Leadership course while I'm on Christmas Holidays It's all good... Yesterday I recieved a package from the Royal Military College and I'll start that course (Defence Management) in Jan I'm enjoying life very much right now and as I look forward - it can only get better!!! I agree, it doesn't matter what certificates are hung on your wall, what I believe does matter Is my continual personal, spiritual and emotional growth. I smile back at the man in the mirror. That's what matters most to me. I Am John and really quite happy about that. and now there is no-one that can destroy that no-one, it's me and mine and I'm keeping it this time.
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