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Six years of thanks

I cleared everything off of my desk last Friday and it all sits in boxes in my living room today.
A yellow bowl,
Leftover tea,
HR books,
Books about leadership and building community,
"Charlie the camel,"
Cards from friends,
Pictures.
Six years into boxes.
It's heavy.

With distance (Maui, Day 8)

People talk about how important it is to get some distance from your life every now and then. This is the first time in a long time that I have really gotten distance. Long weekends here and there, but never the luxury of two weeks. In fact, my last big vacation was three years ago, and then, I only allowed myself nine days for a trip to Tokyo for my thirtieth birthday.