It has been as if nobody loved me. No communication for a long time. The today. Wham.
I have had long conversations with people in Turkey, colleagues in the training field, a couple of participants. From China an old friend and colleague. Across to the USA, two contacts, Bahrain a long email from colleagues, here in the UK more contacts.
It has been good to catch up with news. What people are doing. What has been happening in their life. What has not happened. Hearing about new friendships, old failed relationships, new jobs, new opportunities.
We have made plans for the future, courses, meetings, presentations. Loads of discussions.
I do not expect that the plans will all be completed on the dates set down and agreed upon, perhaps they will never happen.
As other situations crop-up, courses have to be rearranged, meetings rescheduled, but then that is the nature of my work, and in some cases it is the good side of my work as I never know what I am doing.
But it can also be the downside.
There are times when I have made plans with people, only to find out that because of circumstances the plans cannot be put into action. It could be due to health, the weather, other conflicting courses, lack of participants, lack of suitable venues, holiday periods, other peoples problems, many possibilities can interrupt plans.
When this happens it leaves me empty, not only in my timetable but also my lets say in my heart. If it is me, then have I lets my colleagues and clients down. If it is my colleagues who have had to change plans, why did it happen, did I do everything I could have.
But when we get back in touch and communicate, things can be sorted out, it is then that I know somebody loves me.
Ahhhhhh. Life is good. Tomorrow another plan, a very early start at 5:30 am, another trip away.
I can then go for a relaxing cup of hot chocolate, and watch the world go by.
Relaxing Bentals shopping center Kingston upon Thames
PS. Thank you Deniz for telling me off, I deserved it. And Zümrüt, I hope your visit to the UK is all you hope for.