What Really Matters

This week I found out that a very dear childhood friend of mine was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lymphoma. It was first detected in November when she was about 7 months pregnant. She has since given birth to a beautiful boy and is preparing to fight the biggest battle of her life in the months ahead.

It is so hard to believe that someone so young [and my age] could get attacked with such a horrible disease.

What caused tears to stream down my face was not her struggle, but her strength. She has unparalleled optimism. Heather will beat this.

Her husband has asked all friends and family to meditate for her and to visualize her health.

If you are reading this now, please take a moment to meditate on her healing. Collective consciousness can heal and she needs all of us right now.

Boundaries

Hmm. Should I go on and on about how long it's been since I've written blah blah bad blogger, blah...? Nah.

I made a mistake last week that I'm really disappointed about.

I made the mistake of taking on what I knew would be too tight of a deadline. I believed that the client had a 'simple 5 page site' and that he had a 'trade show on tuesday'.

I know better.

Anyone who says 'it's just a simple' site is no where NEAR 'simple' and 9 times out of 10, there is no show--just an opportunity to get at the head of the queue.

What really got me was instead of the client being appreciative that I put all other work aside to meet his deadline [and went above and beyond the call of duty] he became increasingly more demanding and difficult. He went as far as having a rant over something that was completely out of my control---content HE provided.

I guess at this stage of the game, 11 or so years into it, I know better than to let clients push me around. There was a time that I would work all hours and weekends but I know that it is never worth it to burn out.

This guy, though got the best of me. I guess is just another lesson to remind me to be aware of the boundaries and that they are there for a reason.