Comments on The North Eastern Corner: Past Master....a Bitter Sweet Title

WM-Thanks for the well timed comment, I needed tha...

2011-12-13T11:40:22.003-05:00

WM-Thanks for the well timed comment, I needed that.

I will be joining you on St. John's day by als...

2011-12-13T08:51:00.481-05:00

I will be joining you on St. John's day by also becoming a has-been. However, I look at it differently.

While it will mean less attendance at EVERY function, it frees up my time for other things. I can now continue to learn the final two lectures. I can assist the Grand Lodge. I can write the myriad of education lectures running through my head. I can write a book to help suffering lodges get their intellectual spark back. And the list goes on.

But most of all, I can help my future Worshipful Masters. Past Masters carry the Sextant as the symbol of their office. As they have proven to be masters of the working tools, they are now given the sextant, the tool of surveyors and navigators. What better tool for those who should be there, not to make the decisions for the WM, but to survey the craft and the landscape of freemasonry and provide navigation information of the Master so that he can make the most informed decision.

I will be joining you on St. John's day by als...

2011-12-13T08:50:55.670-05:00

I will be joining you on St. John's day by als...

2011-12-13T08:49:50.826-05:00

Congrats Brother. I wouldn't about retirement...

2011-01-13T07:54:45.837-05:00

Congrats Brother. I wouldn't about retirement. If your Lodge is like mine, either you will find plenty of committee work to do or there will be another opportunity for service in the East. Best wishes!

Personally I think two years is great, I enjoyed m...

2011-01-08T11:52:44.368-05:00

Personally I think two years is great, I enjoyed my second year, by then I was in the groove. Problem is that it makes the eventual transition more difficult especially if the following Master doesn't match the energy you put forth. As you said many Masters simply occupy the seat.

I had the opportunity to serve my affilate lodge as Master for two years as well so I did four in a row. So this year feels real strange sitting on the sidelines but I have the satisfaction of seeing the results of my labors by watching my affiliate lodge perform at a high level.

But yes it is tough to ride when you have been driving especially when you enjoy and embrace driving.

Bravo Worshipful Brother. Congrats on your hard wo...

2011-01-03T12:55:08.502-05:00

Bravo Worshipful Brother. Congrats on your hard work and you'll discover your niche.

Nick

That's not the way we used to write blog posts...

2011-01-03T12:15:57.172-05:00

That's not the way we used to write blog posts in *my* year...

3M, congrats on having had an excellent year. Our best wishes for St. John's - and for you - in 2011.

Congratulations on a year well done! Hopefully yo...

2011-01-03T00:19:34.695-05:00

Congratulations on a year well done! Hopefully you'll find the reflection done while in "retirement" to be fruitful and that your lodge will benefit from your continued wisdom. I tend to think that you can judge a past master based on the ratio of meetings he attends after his term to the amount of times he stands up and speaks in lodge. A lodge always needs its past masters, preferably sitting down and being silent until asked ;)