Day 4 - 177 -- Highs and Lows

Two great get-togethers occurred in the past two days. A friend from home came by to visit before heading back west. It was good to see them and get caught up on key parts of our lives. I wish we lived closer so the conversations occurred more often. Today a colleague from another university was in town so we met to chat about our respective research programs and interests. Again, a great experience. Both of these left me feeling very good -- dare I say happy <smile>. Well, be careful what you dare say. Later today a group of us met and one colleague seemed unsettled and left in mid conversation. So, now the highs of the day had been replaced by lows.

I've spoken about communication that works and that just as easily can fail miserably. Reflecting on the communication failure, I've decided that nothing I did or said would have changed the negative outcome we experienced today.  It was not of my making and to be truthful, I have no idea where it all when sideways. Rather than feeling like I did something, I need to choose to let it go and realize that many other things were in play that none of the rest of us were privy to today. Besides, there were many more positive communications than the one negative one.So, I'm trying to switch focus back to them.

The song lyric that fit this best today comes from a band from Saskatoon -- closer to my home town. It seemed to bring wisdom to my thoughts tonight. I love the sound of this band. Enjoy!

I'm gonna be myself -- The Sheepdogs