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darkemeralds) wrote2010-10-20 03:30 pm
darkemeralds) wrote2010-10-20 03:30 pm
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Pearls of wisdom
I spent a worthwhile hour this morning talking to a counselor about my work situation. She gave me three gems.
The Amethyst: "Norm's been given half a job and you've been given two jobs. If you weren't stressed out by that, I'd be worried about you."
I gotta tell ya, that was incredibly validating. (For one thing, it made it--ahem--crystal clear that the "hard realities of the economy" don't apply as much to Norm as to me.)
The Ruby: Me: "I'm afraid I've been given this extra job because I'm lazy and my existing work is easier than everyone else's."
She: "Is it possible that you've internalized some messages that you don't really believe? Could it be that you're efficient, clever, and just plain fast?"
Me: \o/
The Emerald: "Suit up, show up, and be entertained".
This may be the best work advice ever.
I was already suited up, so I got on my bike and showed up, and I've been trying to be entertained all day.
it's making a big difference. By focusing on what I like to do and what's fun, I've begun digging out from under the overwhelm in some material, calculable ways.
I feel so much better! Thank you, wise counselor!
The Amethyst: "Norm's been given half a job and you've been given two jobs. If you weren't stressed out by that, I'd be worried about you."
I gotta tell ya, that was incredibly validating. (For one thing, it made it--ahem--crystal clear that the "hard realities of the economy" don't apply as much to Norm as to me.)
The Ruby: Me: "I'm afraid I've been given this extra job because I'm lazy and my existing work is easier than everyone else's."
She: "Is it possible that you've internalized some messages that you don't really believe? Could it be that you're efficient, clever, and just plain fast?"
Me: \o/
The Emerald: "Suit up, show up, and be entertained".
This may be the best work advice ever.
I was already suited up, so I got on my bike and showed up, and I've been trying to be entertained all day.
it's making a big difference. By focusing on what I like to do and what's fun, I've begun digging out from under the overwhelm in some material, calculable ways.
I feel so much better! Thank you, wise counselor!
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Hope the power of counselling continues to work for you. I'm so glad you've seen the truth about Norm, but pissed off that the truth about being male persists.
(have internets for a couple of days & trying to catch up)
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Are you in India now? I've lost track of your movements!
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We are in a hotel with free wifi for 3 days in between staying with rparvaaz and then visiting her family. It's a brief quiet time in between being beloved uncle/auntie whose attention is fought for (and apparently when you are 5 you never run out of energy).
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Looking forward to photos.