The Road Less Travelled

What happens if you move away from the road you know so well, and just for a bit choose the road less travelled, the one you don’t usually take? I guess it all depends on what you do exactly, but today I used a different approach in my work and it left me restless and unsettled all day. I tend to be the one listening and being friendly, and today I wasn’t. I’ve been patient for a long time, but I couldn’t achieve what I wanted to achieve, and so today I did it differently. I don’t know if I’ve reached my goal, but I did do what I wanted to do, and I more or less said what I wanted to say, and I am almost satisfied. Doing this in a different way took a lot out of me, but it was good to have a go. I should practice this a bit more, just to make it feel less strange.

Then another thing made today a strange day. A close colleague of mine told me in confidence that he is about to leave the project at short notice, but I can’t tell anyone yet. His departure will have major repercussions on the project, and today I found in most of my meetings just how major. So I know he is about to leave, but so much is planned that involves him. This must be a very strange week for the man himself. He is destined for greater things, as they say.

I’ve also realised that I have a lot of leave to get through before the end of the year. Basically I could take the rest of the year off. I miscalculated my days somewhere along the way. There still is a lot of work to be done though, and I have a lot of meetings, so I will work a fair few days, but I will get to take a few days off too. And there will be a lovely long Christmas break.