Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Concentration

I seem to have a lack of it today.  It is mainly due to my upcoming trip to Pasadena.  Excited is not a big enough word for how I feel to be getting the heck out of WA for a few days.  I feel like a change in scenery will be most beneficial for my being.

It doesn’t help that Hubby is already in CA and having a good time.  He calls me every few hours to check in and let me know how wonderful the weather is.  It’s torture.  I really think he shouldn’t be allowed to tell me about the weather when I am not there.  Unless it’s bad weather.  Then he can tell me. 

This lack of concentration couldn’t come at a worse time either.  There is ton’s of work to be done this month and things have slowed on some fronts so I could be using this time to be getting ahead in some areas.  Admittedly I have still gotten a fair amount of work done – but I could do more.  Instead I’m distracted by the though of blue skies and warm air on my skin.  Of being away from the office for 4 days and not thinking about what might be happening here. 

The lack is only at work though.  Personally my mind is as active as ever.  I’ve been having all kinds of amazing conversations with people about life and living.  I’ve been sharing ideas and thoughts and getting a different perspective on things.  I went to lunch with a friend I haven’t seen in months and she shared some amazing advice with me.  It was mainly about my relationships with people, mostly work, but she asked me – what decision had I made about these people before I got to know them?  What did I decide about their personality, about the way they acted towards me that might be affecting the relationship?

A light bulb went on.  It’s something I’ve heard before, but she put it in a different way that seems to have clicked.  It’s not just about how I approach them every day, but about how I approach them in my mind as well.  Something big for me to think about…