Connection is Life. Be grateful.

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Connection is Life. Be grateful.

When we feel the people we are connected to need us desperately, it can be overwhelming.
When demand for our time is higher than time allows we can feel exhausted and even frustrated by our lack of time supply.
Sometimes even feeling resentful that so many demand so much.

Ultimately today I realized, the aforementioned complaint is the most pathetic story that anyone in a leadership position could ever try to pass off as worthy of empathy.

If you are perceiving your life situation as being needed you are still connected to the living.
You are conscious of being needed by the world around you.
You are one of the luckiest people there could be if your time is in high demand.

Why am I being so harsh? Because harsh is determined by the things around you that you perceive.

Today, I was visiting my grandmother in her nursing home. She is suffering from dementia and is frail.
This is the polar opposite of the content of her character and her vibrance for the past 88 years.
She does not feel a purpose.
She feels alone and disconnected.
This is a person I owe %75 of my ability to reason and communicate.
As I watched her sleep today I sat there in the quiet remembering our 1000's of conversations.
I have no way to thank her anymore because she can't hold onto it and it doesn't resonate.
So I thank God instead and know that one day she will know again.
For now, she can't remember my "thank you grandma" statements...
And it burns the back of my chest.

Hold onto your connections because one day you won't be needed like you are today.
My grandma can't remember she is connected when I leave.
But I remember...And I will remind her as often as I can until her last second here.

Be grateful for who needs you.
Leadership is a privilege.
Honor the station and take responsibility for yourself.

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