I too often trot out the old maxim - take time to smell the roses - about colleagues who fly long distances to a meeting in beautiful spot, on the company's dime, and then immediately leave to go back home or work that night instead of enjoying collegial company and vices. I have taken 'walks' with the grandkids, each with their own small treasure chest, to fill with 'stuff' that we encounter - bugs, rocks, leaves, whatever - and rarely got farther than 50 meters before they fill them up. Such fun for all! Definitely we all need to take the time to be more fully present in the moment and savor small vices! Not saying my grandkids are small vices?
I love this!! The whole image of you walking with grandkids made me smile! And I hear you about the work-trip thing. A colleague of mine was invited to give a keynote in a meeting in Bermuda, and he literally flew in for the keynote and left. ??! It's Bermuda! I mean, you could at at least stay for an afternoon on the beach....surely!
Those walks were in BDA! Who was the colleague and meeting in BDA - I am still in touch with my colleagues there, esp around the effort to be a center for climate in the insurance industry.
Ha! I've no idea what the meeting was - it was years ago now, and the colleague has long since retired, but I still contend that there is NO reason to go to Bermuda for a talk and then immediately leave. None. :-)
Funny story - a group of major donors to the Tel-aviv Technion Univ were 'rewarded' with a trip to BDA for a 2 day event to meet jewish scientists (and get hit up for donations). The keynote was a Nobel prize winner in physics (string theory). As the 'chief rabbi' of Bermuda, Diana was asked to lead the convocation & prayers. She could tell that he was antsy to get outside and so she whispered to meet her in the lobby and ended up taking him to the beach for an hour walk and talk! One of the insights he gave to the donors in response to a question about what he attributed his success to = 'My mother did not ask why I learned at school each day, but asked me what questions I asked". We love that anecdote!
Love this.... :) And it is so true. It’s about experiencing a moment of pleasure fully, not numbing out with excess, which - turns out - is way too easy to do...
I too often trot out the old maxim - take time to smell the roses - about colleagues who fly long distances to a meeting in beautiful spot, on the company's dime, and then immediately leave to go back home or work that night instead of enjoying collegial company and vices. I have taken 'walks' with the grandkids, each with their own small treasure chest, to fill with 'stuff' that we encounter - bugs, rocks, leaves, whatever - and rarely got farther than 50 meters before they fill them up. Such fun for all! Definitely we all need to take the time to be more fully present in the moment and savor small vices! Not saying my grandkids are small vices?
I love this!! The whole image of you walking with grandkids made me smile! And I hear you about the work-trip thing. A colleague of mine was invited to give a keynote in a meeting in Bermuda, and he literally flew in for the keynote and left. ??! It's Bermuda! I mean, you could at at least stay for an afternoon on the beach....surely!
Those walks were in BDA! Who was the colleague and meeting in BDA - I am still in touch with my colleagues there, esp around the effort to be a center for climate in the insurance industry.
Ha! I've no idea what the meeting was - it was years ago now, and the colleague has long since retired, but I still contend that there is NO reason to go to Bermuda for a talk and then immediately leave. None. :-)
Funny story - a group of major donors to the Tel-aviv Technion Univ were 'rewarded' with a trip to BDA for a 2 day event to meet jewish scientists (and get hit up for donations). The keynote was a Nobel prize winner in physics (string theory). As the 'chief rabbi' of Bermuda, Diana was asked to lead the convocation & prayers. She could tell that he was antsy to get outside and so she whispered to meet her in the lobby and ended up taking him to the beach for an hour walk and talk! One of the insights he gave to the donors in response to a question about what he attributed his success to = 'My mother did not ask why I learned at school each day, but asked me what questions I asked". We love that anecdote!
Love this.... :) And it is so true. It’s about experiencing a moment of pleasure fully, not numbing out with excess, which - turns out - is way too easy to do...
Way too easy. And I don't like the idea of forced abstinence either. Just...picking what to truly and fully enjoy.