Commentary by management consultant Michael Wade on Leadership, Ethics, Management, and Life
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Illness and Mindfulness
The washcloth, soaked in cold water, is wrung out and then placed on my forehead. I carefully sip water and note the time of medications. A small list is made of tasks I hope to accomplish today. Most of the day will be spent in-doors but all of it will be deliberate.
Slowing down and focusing on a few tasks may produce more than those energetic days when I bounce from chore to chore.
[If you were ill today, aside from a rapid recovery, what you would hope to achieve?]
Perhaps the best approach is to embrace rest, "sloth out" and use the time as a needed distraction so the eventual return to a regular schedule will bring fresh ideas.
That sounds better. It is the old trick of gaining insight on A by focusing on B or C.
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2 comments:
Hope you feel better soon.
Kurt,
Thanks.
I haven't turned the corner yet but hope to do so later today.
Michael
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