90% of the time, I don't like hugs. I know - I must be crazy - but I really don't like it when most people touch me.
But even for me, when I'm in the right mood and it's the right person giving the hug, a good hug is one of the best things in the world. Someone wraps you in their arms and you feel safe, protected, and warm. And considering it is currently 21 degrees outside, feeling warm is the best part.
For me, giving a hug is an expression of how much I care for another person. Perhaps that's why I dislike them most of the time; I feel like I'm getting them from people who don't really care about me. That and I start to feel claustrophobic. A good, warm hug is a miracle because it helps me to see the people around me who do care about me. They help remind me that I'm worth caring about.
And they keep me warm in January.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Thursday, January 12, 2017
#20 Anniversaries
2 years ago, and again today, I woke up earlier than I wanted to.
I got ready quickly, convinced that I was running late yet actually ahead of schedule.
I went outside. It was still dark. I moaned against the cold.
2 years ago, I was terrified that I would get lost. Today I drove on auto-pilot.
Back then, I walked into a building I didn't know and was surrounded by unfamiliar faces.
Now, I know the place. I continue on auto-pilot from the front door to my desk. I know everyone who sits around me.
Today was the two year anniversary of my first day at work. So much has happened in those two years. I started on a job on which I had no concept of what I was supposed to be doing and I felt terribly under-qualified. Now, I work in a role which didn't exist when I was hired, which I helped invent, and which I now have the opportunity to train others to do as well.
Today's miracle is the chance to look back and see what I've become in just two years.
I got ready quickly, convinced that I was running late yet actually ahead of schedule.
I went outside. It was still dark. I moaned against the cold.
2 years ago, I was terrified that I would get lost. Today I drove on auto-pilot.
Back then, I walked into a building I didn't know and was surrounded by unfamiliar faces.
Now, I know the place. I continue on auto-pilot from the front door to my desk. I know everyone who sits around me.
Today was the two year anniversary of my first day at work. So much has happened in those two years. I started on a job on which I had no concept of what I was supposed to be doing and I felt terribly under-qualified. Now, I work in a role which didn't exist when I was hired, which I helped invent, and which I now have the opportunity to train others to do as well.
Today's miracle is the chance to look back and see what I've become in just two years.
Friday, January 6, 2017
#19 A Reminder that I can work hard
Christmas vacation was awesome - a week without work, sleeping in, and taking my time doing exactly what I wanted. Sometimes, you just need to sit around for a while.
And then other times you need to be tested - to prove to yourself just how much you can do. That's what I got to do this week. I got back to work on Tuesday, jumped in with both feet, and realized the water was a lot deeper than I thought it was. The work rolled in. The emails piled high. Meetings, training, and projects everywhere.
Did everything get finished...no. But I kept my head above water. And I discovered I can tread water for much longer than I thought I could.
What a wonderful way to kick off a new year. While my Facebook feed is flooded with reasons and rants against New Years Resolutions - don't make goals cuz you won't keep them, you don't need an excuse to change, etc - I saw how much setting goals and pushing myself has helped me to grow. I accomplished everything this week because of the goals I set at the beginning of last year, at the beginning of each quarter, at the beginning of each week.
I don't need an excuse! But why pass up the opportunity?
And then other times you need to be tested - to prove to yourself just how much you can do. That's what I got to do this week. I got back to work on Tuesday, jumped in with both feet, and realized the water was a lot deeper than I thought it was. The work rolled in. The emails piled high. Meetings, training, and projects everywhere.
Did everything get finished...no. But I kept my head above water. And I discovered I can tread water for much longer than I thought I could.
What a wonderful way to kick off a new year. While my Facebook feed is flooded with reasons and rants against New Years Resolutions - don't make goals cuz you won't keep them, you don't need an excuse to change, etc - I saw how much setting goals and pushing myself has helped me to grow. I accomplished everything this week because of the goals I set at the beginning of last year, at the beginning of each quarter, at the beginning of each week.
I don't need an excuse! But why pass up the opportunity?
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