I Was Thinking of the "Call"...

I was thinking of the "call" that brought me into the Academy, 

that moment of acceptance from which I have not looked back. 

It was of such a different flavor 

than the many months and years of searching that preceded it. 

Mervyn used to say 

that the sound of a man who has "found" this connection 

is so different. His words are more like poetry, 

the look in the face is illuminated. 

When we feel called, 

it is a new world 

a sense of certainty comes in when the "i's" obscure this, 

it is so painful. The Academy is a lifeline for us after this. 

We must never forget that we are here 

to help each other realize this.

~J