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October 6, 2006

When that Friday Thing Happens . . .

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 11:38 am

I've been thinking . . .
When I commuted between Southern California and Boston, I finally quit traveling on Fridays, because that Friday thing always happened. Some little incident, accident, impediment to my leaving popped up . . . ah, it was never anything really. On Fridays, things just seem bigger than they are, especially when you’re traveling.

So I decided it was worth it to fly home on Saturday, and it sure was.

That took care of one kind of Friday thing — the people who lined up at the door as I was leaving — people with questions, suggestions, and decisions they felt couldn’t wait.

But it didn’t take care of that other Friday thing — the thought in my head that I wanted to have everything put to bed for the weekend to start. How unrealistic is that?

As the day would wear on little things would seem to get BIG, because of that thought. They got BIG and as a result, I got small.

Until I was lucky enough to find myself thinking this question, “Do you really want to be someone who gets so involved over something so tiny?”

These days I use that Friday question, a lot.

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4 Comments to “When that Friday Thing Happens . . .”

  1. October 6th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
    Tammy said

    Liz, I love this post for two reasons. One, I was right in the middle of that awful Friday thing when I read this. So, you helped me get out. Two, it’s a terrific example of the way we can change a problem when we change how we frame it. So, you highlighted something that’s important to me personally and to me professionally as a mediator.

  2. October 6th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
    TechZ said

    We have the same thing here in Bahrain, except its usually Wednesdays ;)

  3. October 6th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Tammy,
    What a neat comment to find when I got home from a long drive tonight. I guess a good for the day can work wonders for more than just me. Goes to show what a little sharing can do . . .

    Thanks for telling me about your Friday thing. It’s nice having a friend like you.

  4. October 6th, 2006 at 10:33 pm
    ME Strauss said

    TechZ,
    You’re a smile on my face every time you pass by this way. :)

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