Strange how the world suddenly stops. Someone needs you totally; someone you care for dies. Suddenly, the vast action list of the morning becomes irrelevant.
Nothing like this has happened, but I am in quarantine – my son has swine flu! So people with masks over their faces come and check us out at home, and we arrange for the children who are not at home to stay with friends.
It is good as a leader to be reminded how the world spins on fine without you (except that my colleagues are carrying the load). I may feel less positive when I feel like Tom does tomorrow, but it’s only flu.
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1 Wally Bock // Jun 18, 2009 at 20:55
Thanks for making an important point, Julia, though I’m sorry for the circumstances that led to the post. We all will stop when the important is forced on us, but, too often, we don’t take important breaks without outside pressure.
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