Think About It

Throughout the years, I have thrived on crisis.  I like being the guy in the thick of things – especially when things are going sideways.  I am probably not the guy that you would want to send into the fray, but I have found my niche by working with the people who are coming out of it.    While many of you may not understand what I am about to write, I think there are several who will agree with me.  When I watch crisis in distant places I get a disheartening feeling – not necessarily because of what people are going through, but because I am not right there with them, helping them work through it.  The other day as I was watching a crisis, Jeane looked at me and said, “I know you want to be there, but I am you aren’t.”.  She understands and is supportive, but that doesn’t always quash the desire to be in the mix.   As I think about my reaction to difficult events, it is easy for me to just sit on the sidelines and pout because I am not in the game, but I am learning that there is alwa