Why We Need the Freedom to Fade

Any why we need to know it’s OK to fade in and out when we are at work

The strain of work is exceptionally high for us at the moment.

It feels like I’m involved in a titanic tug-of-war. On one side are my colleagues and me, and on the other is my old adversary, Busyness, with all his friends.

“Pick up the rope”

We have to pick up the rope; not doing so means letting down all the children we are here for and all that we value.

“Take the strain”

If we give anything less than 100%, we will be rolled over and let everyone down. So we lean back and dig our heels into the ground. We hold on to the rope as tight as we can. We take the strain.

“Pull”

It’s an epic contest, but we are determined and committed. There are times when things don’t look good, times when our feet slide, but we always seem to find something more. Our eyes sting with sweat, our hands blister, and the lactic acid starts to burn.

We ask each other, “Are you OK? “And we all say “yes”. We have to be.

It isn’t easy to see very much from our position on the rope, but we all know it’s not OK. We know we can only sustain this strain if Busyness falls away…