image link You’ve heard fake it ’til you make it? Where you pretend you’re caring Human, empathetic, a good listener, Monogamous, drug-free, eating single portions. It’s practice, they say, try on the role, And one day you’ll get the golden trophy. It takes time, they say, things worth having Are worth working for. Time…
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Empty Cubicle
image link I’m retiring from my current place of employment in June 2018, after having served 25 years. Yes, served as in a sentence. It hasn’t been all bad. Every year we do an office Secret Santa. It is a week of gifts that you give and receive, each gift in the $2-$5 range. So…
Day 28 — OctWriPoMo — WORK and TRAIN
image link Today’s offerings are two poems in the Clarity Pyramid form. The first is pretty clear, it is about a sense of belonging at my job, which is in a human service field. The job is challenging, demanding, and would be impossible to do without the support of my co-workers! WORK human comradeship…
Day 15 — OctWriMoPo — Cog
It’s 4:15, time to leave, to pick up kids who need rides, to services, just like every Tuesday. Starting to shut things down, getting my desk in order; my boss appears at the entrance to my cubicle. “It’s time for your annual review.” Oh really, you never even gave me one last…
Tao Talk 