Blahs & the Zone
I admit that once again I was hitting a roll and got stuck with to much to do. Maybe the first day or two it was because I was being a little lazy, but then I had a crazy schedule both at work, after hours, and especially over the weekend. I realize that some of that schedule is my own fault – as I know I have hard time keeping a narrow focus. After all variety is the spice of life or something like that. Crazy last weekend is past though. I am feeling like a pin cushion that is being used for an assault rifle target practice – for an entire regiment no less – at the office. Next thing I know a full ten days have passed since my last post.
I had a bit of a few of those days the last few. Constant interruptions at the office between the phone and the door. Constantly unable to complete one thing for something else coming up that needed to be done in an emergency time frame according the requester. And I have the IT departments own needs that need to be taken care of with a major move going on this week for one of our offices. It was not being a good time.
Ad to that the major stress reliever that I was looking forward to this weekend of some high level competitive jousting got canceled. I am still not sure what the deal is exactly, but from what I gather, the sponsor pulled out the commitment to funds at almost the last moment. A week like this one has been so far and I was really looking forward to splintering a few pieces of wood up into the air over both competitors heads.
So last night I came home, continued with a few of things that I needed to work on from the office until those were nearly complete. All the while in the back of my mind I had this one nagging issue that I had not been able to resolve that really needed attention prior to my getting devoted 100% into the move that is a major effort on my part today.
At some point I felt the nap that I had needed for a bit really coming and after fighting it for a bit, I and the dogs retired to my upstairs area and proceeded to do just that. I figured an hour or so later I would revive and get back to work. To my surprise my hour nap finished about six hours later at 3:30 AM or so. I think I may have disturbed my sleep at 12:30 or so, or so my computer activity indicates that I did though I recall it lightly at best.
After a bit of pondering my alternatives, I hit the problem that had been nagging me via remote connection. I hit the Zone, that place where I almost become one with the bits and bites of 1′s and 0′s going trough the processor and everything tumbled into perfect alignment and the issue is resolved. And all of that with Amos Lee (keeping mellow this AM) instead of the usual harder grinds of U2 required to hit such a zone.
Anyway my end summation is better living through positive thinking sometimes works and sometimes to get to positive thinking one just has to clear the mechanism completely and give it a good ol’ reset.
** Found that picture when I was looking for something appropriate – wonder what Dr. Mulry has to say about this post? Somehow it seems oddly appropriate.
