Hmmmmmm

After quite a few really nice days, we've gone back into a Midwest Slump.....dreary, cold, blustery. Just not nice at all, which results in my brain going into hibernation mode! Regardless of how much energy I had when I got up this morning, it went away fast!! I've been listless and yawning for the past couple of hours. Bring back my sunshine!!

It's a little hard to concentrate this evening - I have a cousin in western Kansas going into surgery in just a few minutes for colon cancer. He's just a few months older than me. I'm also keeping his sister in my thoughts, as I'm sure she will be the one to take care of him afterward. It reminds me to count my own blessings, and remember that life is precious.

Youngest daughter and I had a long phone conversation earlier. She doesn't usually say a lot about her work, other than answering my questions about what she does. But today she was sharing her frustrations with inaccurate perceptions by her co-workers. I can relate to the problem of people who share work space with you but neglect to get to know you on a personal basis. I don't necessarily think we need to be "besties" with the people we work with. But, getting acquainted with your co-workers and learning what makes them tick I believe is a key to  peace in the workplace. For instace, everyone has expressions (facial or verbal) that can be misinterpreted if you aren't perceptive and receptive to learning who they are. The same goes for overall physical expressions - is this a person who just naturally seems to cross their ams, or is the arm-crossing a physical statement?  For me, I'm a leaner. If I'm having a conversation while standing, I will invariably end up leaning on the nearest prop - door jamb, desk, whatever's handy. If I'm sitting during a work conversation, I tend to lean back and cross my arms. For many, that would be interpreted as shutting myself off to your comments. For me, though, that's settling back and basically embracing what's being said, pulling it in and taking time for consideration. Especially easy to misinterpret are others' "thinking faces".

That's about enough "heavy" stuff for tonight!! :)  Hold your loved ones close and let them know how precious they are to you.