I had to call everyone on my team today and give some kind of bad news. Everyone had mandatory pay cuts. 2 people had to be reassigned to different projects and worst of all, 1 person has to be let go. I dreaded every call I had to make. Every person I talked to took the bad news with grace and kindness. It made me grateful for each of them but made it sad because I want the best for them. The covid pandemic has impacted every person in the world. No one is going to make it through unscathed. I am trying to do my part but today was rough.
As I reflect on the day I realize that I am glad that it makes me so sad. I don’t ever want to get to the point that I don’t care about each person that I work with. My happiness at work is directly tied to the amazing people I work with. If something bad happens to them, I want to feel sad. I want that sadness to motivate me to do whatever I can to help.
After I made all the calls I just needed a break. I closed my computer and tried to unplug. It wasn’t going well until the beautiful faces of my daughters came in to the kitchen for a snack. I made them some food then we watched some silly YouTube videos of David Dobrik. My son even came downstairs to hang out with us. Suddenly I felt much better. It was 3:30 on a Wednesday and I hung out on the couch eating snacks and watching a silly and generous kid make us laugh. There is a lot of bad things going on in the world but I am grateful that my kids are at the age where they are home with me. They are old enough to be self-sufficient but still so lazy they need me. I am blessed and I am loved. Who could ask for anything more.
Be safe and stay healthy.
P.S. On a tea-front… I got a shipment of Harney and Sons Tea. Amazon said my tea order wasn’t high priority so I ordered from my favorite tea company. It came today and I am thrilled. I got some Athletea. Not sure what it is but it says it has electrolytes and antioxidants for athletes. Sounds good to me. Since I am trapped inside, I have been exercising more. I’m trying that tea after my next workout. Fun!!!
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