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…what you wish for…

You know the ending for that line.

Last week I received the promotion for which I was angling. One member of my five-person office left under a bit of a scandal at the end of June. I tried and failed to get his position. The person who was elected to his chair found himself trying to juggle the duties of the new and old positions simultaneously. He cracked under the pressure, hollered at the corporate-level visitors, and was sent packing. Guess who is now trying to juggle those responsibilities?

Rhetorical question. For the last two weeks I have been trying to manage my old job as well as the two jobs the other guy could handle, virtually 60% of the responsibilities in our small office. During this week I’m also trying to train my replacement at the old position as well.

My family and I are about to take our first overseas vacation next week, so these preparations are in full swing…

This is my long-winded excuse for lately not blogging as much as I would like. I’ll be back after two weeks with a hand-written play-by-play of our trip, to be shared with all and sundry. Maybe I’ll squeeze in another couple of posts before liftoff.

This week’s offering from Lama Surya Das:

We cannot perceive our own faults,
And continually examine the faults of others instead.
How can we all be harmonious with one another?

~ Milarepa

Milarepa was one of Tibet’s most beloved teachers. For the curious, an account of his life can be found here.