monday, on a tuesday

There are Mondays, and then, in my world, there are Tuesdays. Mondays are always hard for me, because I'm usually coming off some great weekend high, and then blahhhhhh... there's Monday.

But then there are Tuesdays. Mondays may be rough, but Tuesdays are an exercise in sheer endurance. Partly because two days into the week, it's impossible to declare even partial victory over the week (like you can on Wednesdays, when you're at least halfway through!). And partly because on Tuesdays... I'm in meetings. Almost all day long.

We have meetings. And meetings about other meetings.

Tuesday is the day that doesn't want to end, and today was no exception. I made the mistake of thinking I might be able to make it out the door by 4:00... nope, that'd be 5:30, folks! The things I'd hoped to take care of this afternoon, after work, all slipped away.

This may sound like a complaint, though I don't intend it to. Tuesdays are long days, but that doesn't mean they're bad days. I'm blessed to work with people I really do like and truly enjoy being around, and that makes meeting marathons much easier to get through. Granted, it can be difficult to actually do "real" work when I'm in meetings all day long - but - it's also good for all of us to come together, discuss progress, and share ideas on various projects and other things.

I suppose it's also a good exercise in patience and discipline, which is something I frequently forget when I'm sitting in a meeting, looking for a clock in the conference room that doesn't have one, trying to focus on the discussion, and praying for the end of the hour to come quickly! :-P  Or at 3:55, as I'm starting to think I might be able to leave at 4:00, and someone comes by and pulls me into a 4:00 meeting. There goes the trip to the post office. Or stopping in at the church that's right on my way home to spend a few quiet moments in reflection on the day.

But, as I've been reminded before, one of the most important things I can do when I'm out in the world is to be present to whatever circumstance I'm in, and to be an example of the love of God to those I am with. I do so poorly at this, and how I hope to do better! I keep praying that I really will become more patient, and more present in all the things I do. And I keep failing, ha ha! Maybe it's good that some of those conference rooms don't have clocks... and maybe someday I won't care to look for one.

+peace, and all good.