“I love deadlines,” said English humorist/novelist Douglas Adams, “I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” He would have loved my December! I felt as if I were a driver competing in a high-speed contest, only without my racecar!
Can you believe it’s 2010 already? It was only yesterday when we worried about that turn-of-the century Y2K threat which was supposed to render useless everything from toasters to computers – and my toaster still works. So much has happened in these 10 years. Where has the time gone?
Two weeks ago, a situation jolted me out of my running-behind-the-eight-ball malaise when a dear friend of mine was hospitalized with a serious heart attack. As his life hung in the balance, the situation was made worse for me by the fact that he was in England – 6,000 miles away. I couldn’t reach out to him and he couldn’t talk to me. We were forced to rely on the generosity of intermediaries to carry messages back and forth. A blessing certainly, but not the same as dealing direct.
In the hours between updates, I wondered if he knew how important he has been to me. I wondered if he knew the impact he has on my life. I wondered if I had said “the words” often enough and convincingly enough. I worried about whether or not I would ever have the opportunity to tell him – not through messengers, but directly and myself. Then I began to inventory my relationships with family, friends, associates, and others. I thought about clients who were hurting in relationships where they felt unloved and unappreciated. I thought about those who couldn’t, wouldn’t, or just didn’t “say the words.” Then, I found this quote attributed to renowned artist Pablo Picasso: “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” Well I have my work cut out for me! How about you?
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