Take a Moment, Take a Walk
by Sueños on 01/30/17
This morning as I watched two eagles land in their nest behind our institute, I was reminded that not everyone has nature quite as accessible or untouched as we do. However, it still couldn't help but remind me of the walks I used to take on my breaks while I was working at Home Depot's call center. The center was in a large business complex with two central streets that connected it to the free way at either end. Along each of these streets was a strip of grass with great big oak trees that had been planted back when the complex was a military base. On the west most side of depot there was a small nature reserve that housed large bull frogs and a whole host of native species.
It was on the sidewalk between the freeway and the nature reserve where I took my walks to the tune of the bullfrogs croaking. They were the only reason I lasted in that job as long as I did. While the initial on-boarding process had me very excited about the company, Home Depot treats its employees very well, within just a couple of months I discovered that job wasn't the right fit for me. (Call centers take a special kind of patience which is akin only to sainthood.) I remember one evening in particular.
I had just finished an extraordinarily trying call and finally had time for a break. The melody from the buzzing, bright, white fluorescent lights and the clicking of my soles against the linoleum break room floor played, somehow, in dis-concordant harmony with the extravagantly painted evening sky and the quiet murmurings of the forest. Like the soft rippling noise right when you put a needle on a record player.
When I sat back at my phone, I wore a smile that can only be brought about by dragonflies on a summer's night. It was exactly the boost of spirit I needed before returning to work. I took my next call, and proceeded to talk to a woman about what toilet seat would be best for her cat. Life, was bizarrely good.
This is a guest post by one of our coaches, Diego-Andreas. If you like what you read, and would like to see more posts like it, check out his blog at www.wonderingintomyself.com
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