February 5, 2010
by Terrance on Friday, 5th February, 2010The day begins strangely. I remember setting my alarm last night, but I don’t remember turning it off. Nevertheless, I awoke, a little bit late, and the alarm was off.
As I shut the door to the baby’s room she woke up. I cursed, quietly, and went downstairs to heat a bottle. I went upstairs to feed her and accepted that the only option for the Practice of Doing Nothing was to do it while holding a small child and her bottle.
The usual family routines followed, and I went to work. I had been hoping for a phone call last night that did not materialize. I thought about possible scenarios that I had hoped for as a result of this call. I realized that receiving the call/not receiving it was not an excuse. That is, I held myself accountable for my own decision. I made the decision. As I pulled into my parking space I decided to wait a minute to let a song on my iPod play out. The song ended, and the phone rang. The call came at the best possible time. It’s a sign!
The energy at work is strange. Severe winter weather is anticipated and many people are expecting to be allowed to leave early. As it turns out, the weather is delayed.
A late lunch (for me) with the GC team working about 15 miles south of the office. I haven’t been on a course, physically, in four years. It was good see some people again, and meet others for the first time. One person I met has was active before I came to GC, but we had never connected.
Back at work, I have to decline a request for help. That is, once I see what’s involved, I know that there is no way I can provide the support that is needed. So it goes.
