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Article #155: Give Yourself Permission

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It is September 14, 2001 and I am sitting myselfpermission, and just left the TV
here trying tothink of something to on.I didn't even pretendthat I was trying
share; frankly, I can't. I'm still to get anything done; I just stayed
inshock over the events of the last few gluedto the tube to stay informed.
days so I'm going tooffer this: Occasionally I had to remindmyself to
I have always maintained that TV is the breathe.
archenemy of thehome-based business owner I didn't get much done, but it doesn't
because it's so easy to getsucked-in and matter; I did whatwas most important at
completely distracted. I've tried to the time. After all, my country wasunder
workwhile the TV is on, but I'm only at attack. Members of my American "family"
50% capacity at best. Isuppose that's were lost.
better than sitting on the couch with a Others were heroes. The coverage of the
bowlof popcorn, but I prefer operating at events and all ofthe incredible
a higher level thanthat. ramifications was nothing short of
The solution I have always recommended is amazing.
to never turn on a It was a monumental moment of history,
TV in the first place. It's amazing how and I know I did theright thing. If I had
easy it is to avoidplot lines when you been in New York, I would have beenout of
don't know what they are! That said,when the house (or apartment) doing SOMETHING
there is a major news event I find myself to help
in terribleconflict; should I keep my SOMEBODY who was more directly affected
nose to the grindstone or just than I.
'give-in' to the temptation to keep up In reading what I just wrote, it sounds
with what's going on? like I feel guiltydoesn't it? Well, I do
I have found myself in this predicament a little because I, like
during major eventssuch as the Columbine mostentrepreneurs, have a strong work
shootings, the Northridge earthquake,the ethic. On the other hand,we also need to
Gulf War, and the Challenger space strike a balance between our work and
shuttle disaster. otherpriorities.
When something happens that is so I'm in great pain because of what I saw
devastating, so traumatic,so and heard, but inretrospect I really had
incomprehensible as the terrorist attacks no choice. It was simply notpossible for
on the World me to ignore what was happening so that I
Trade Center and the Pentagon, I am not could
doing myself a favorby 'resisting'. I "get some work done".
NEED to keep up with the details. I If it's a really important distraction,
NEEDto know what's happening. I NEED to give yourselfpermission. After all, some
feel involved in somefashion, even if things are just more importantthan a few
only vicariously. So I gave hours of work.






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