Becoming a Gay Adult

A career is enhanced by being thoughtful. Find time to pause during the day to evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken. That's what we used to do back then when we took lunch. It was an opportunity to debrief the morning, often with colleagues, and then to effectively address the core concerns in the afternoon. We've lost lunch, so what are other ways to induce this pause. Find a water cooler moment to check in with someone else--be deliberate. Go beyond "nice day out," and "how was the weekend," and introduce, if only for yourself, a moment to reflect on "how busy" it is today and one "adjustment" you might make today to ease the stress so it's channeled well instead of over-running you. Will you breathe before returning that voicemail? Will you count silently while the client berates and demands, maybe even curses and ask the person to bring the tone down to a professional level so you can address their concerns? Will you

You know, I'm on the tail end of a very stressful project. It's all work I love. In fact, I muse over the fact that pretty much everything in my life is what I want, just stressful in that positive stress. I want to do and be more of what I am and it's hard to do that when there are 24 hours and I'm getting older. Hard to believe I'm past 40. When did that happen? I love the work I do, the people I do it with. I had some fun time with my brother and it made me realize how lucky I am to have a great family (which I took for granted for so long.) I love this city and living in it. Had the joy of cycling 15 miles to and from work today. It's eerie how many things in my life feel just right. And it's spring: life awakens and tickles me nose. Yes, allergies, and yet I'd never trade the beauty of this season. Let the pollen flow.