That’s a cool way to point something out.
Sort of unexpected sticking out of the wall like that.
But effective use of visualization.
The floating hand. 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Category Archives: Unexpected
An Early Death
So I received an email last night from the teacher of my Ulpan class.
She was passing along a message from a wonderful man in class letting her and us know some terrible news.
His son suddenly and unexpectedly died at just 28-years old this past week.
He wrote about how tragedy like this impacts a person and family, and that obviously he didn’t know when he would be coming back to class.
The message from this man who had just prematurely lost his son in the prime of his life really hit me.
Life is so tenuous–where everything truly hangs in the balance by a thin thread.
You can think you are building a fortress of success where no one and nothing can touch you, hurt you.
But life has its own catapults, battering rams, siege towers, and explosive moments in store.
You can’t really plan for these things, and you are never ready when they happen.
Having to bury a child is not the normal way of the wold, and the pain of this is unimaginable.
A child is the culmination of all our efforts and represents the future, even while we are the past.
I am so sorry for what happened to my friend from class and I wish him my sincerest condolences and that no one should have to go through such tragedy any more.
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Bad Little Mousey
So a colleague told me about an awful experience at work.
They came into the office and had a big surprise.
I won’t ask you to guess what it was.
I’ll start off by giving you a hint.
It came from a mouse.
Yep, they actually had what they called, “mouse poop” on their desk.
Have to laugh even at the term…
But this is not what you want to have to deal with first thing in the morning, or anytime for that matter.
What can you do though?
We share the world with other living creatures and if they want to poop on your desk–what are you really gonna do about it?
I suggested setting some traps, but they said they want to see if it happens again.
That’s two too many times for me.
Now though I learned to be grateful if my desk is poop-free. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Now You See It and Now You Don’t
Took a little hike on Sunday through Sligo Creek.
It was an absolutely gorgeous day.
Walking along the creek, we saw a mother and child wading in the water.
(Not sure that I would do that based on how clean or not it is, but they seemed to be cooling off and having fun).
Then crossing a little footbridge, we came across someone tossing this pretty big bolder over the side and into the same creek.
There was another guy at the bottom who seemed to be looking out for the big splash (or perhaps anyone happening by who would get clobbered by this thing).
Anyway, this was just a stark juxtaposition of people (including children) having fun in the water and the potential hazards from above.
This is life, one minute everything can be sunshine and roses, and the next bing bong!
Got to be grateful for every minute of peace, health, and prosperity-they are truly gifts and nothing is owed to anyone from the Almighty. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
>Life Isn’t Always What You Expect
>A big part of leadership and of life is understanding that things are not always what we expect. We have to be prepared to deal with strange and unusual circumstances. This is where emotional intelligence and a sense of humor come into play. So be careful the next time, you decide to look “under the covers”. Have a look at this one.
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