Most of today was invested in poring over postings and decided which 5 and for each, what should my one pager contain that would put me in the right light. As the one to pick. While listening to an uncomfortable conflict between the Man and the half man over, what else? Tennis. Had to stay focused, stay un-conflicted. Work on my future.
A huge load fell off when the last of the one pager was done. For good or bad, I had run out of steam. Maybe my boss will not agree with my selections. Maybe he has better ideas, can see farther and clearer. We'll see - in two days' time. The one pager is not a requirement but an idea implanted by my mentor CIO.
But the relief is very palpable. Suddenly, my heart was free. And the garden looked so inviting and fresh. Went for a nice slow walk around the neighborhood with the Man, enjoying the beautiful weather. A perfect summer evening. Not the hot mid-90 temperature that I thought was forecast for the day. And somewhere during the stroll, I caiught faint sounds of the summer concert, all the way from Central Park. This is the thrid one I have missed. Only one more to miss. Sigh.
Wish me luck family! I sorely need it.
On a different note, the Half Man and I went last evening to the first summer get together of our mentoring group, at least of those located in the Bay Area. This group has been very closely knit since our mentoring program of 2007-8. Two years after the metamorphosis, this group still attempts to meet for lunch every quarter here and monthly in Richmond. I don't think any of the other groups has gelled as much as this one. Fun group, bright young leaders of tomorrow. The Half Man sat mostly quietly, enjoying the conversation except when engaged by one of them on school stuff. We had a good mother-son conversation on the way home. I had dreaded a big fight over going with me to the get together. I needn't have worried. He actually came without quarrels and left feeling happy. What joy!
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