Honesty

Such a simple word that packs a big punch. You have to be honest whether it's friendships, relationships and especially with yourself. Communication goes along with honesty. These days with email, cell phones and instant messaging there is little excuse to not be honest with each other. Talking to each other can be very difficult however it is important.

Being honest can hurt - people don't always want to hear the truth. But, not being honest hurts more. Sometimes you aren't honest because you are trying *not* to hurt someone. You might as well twist the knife and finish the job. Talking to each other goes a long way. When it happens everyone involved knows what's going on and assumptions aren't made. Honesty really is the best policy.

Evils of Corporate Life - Part 5

Project Roll Outs. Project Implementation. Whatever you want to call it, the process can be evil. Even the best laid out test and implementation plan can cause long days, long nights and stress. You get confined to the smallest conference rooms in the building for weeks on end (18 for us!). You eat junk food they bring in and you gain 10 pounds. You put your life on hold. Then slowly a light comes on at the end of the tunnel. You get closer to the roll out ....and closer.....and closer....and closer.....and it gets moved. It starts again. Then, once again the light gets brighter....and brighter....and....oops, there it goes again. You start one more time. Tension is higher. Leadership is nervous as the upper levels look and ask what's going on. Then, as the stress is reaching maximum levels, hell week arrives. The teams rally the troops. You call in the reserves and go from 32% complete to 95% complete. The infamous Go / No-Go meeting comes and ...... it's a GO! Whew!

The project goes out. Leadership is happy. But, is it done? No, there's that last 5% to finish up. Oh, and don't forget to train everyone! Sigh. And the cycle begins again........

Disappear

When the person you're dating disappears, it may sting but you figure 'eh, too bad. his/her loss.'

When a friend disappears, it doesn't just sting, it burns.

Friends

You don't realize how important friends are until you think you might lose them. You have friends, those you see alot, those you see once in a while. Sometimes you only see some once in a while because they live out of state. Some you realize you want to be more friends with but realize you will only be friends on a certain level. Those you see alot make a difference in your life. When you realize you might lost that friend or a level of that friendship, you wonder. Should you think so much about it? Maybe you think too much.