Starting in the Middle

I always knew I’d be starting in the middle. When I’m writing a blog that lets you see into my ongoing insights and musings, there’s nowhere else to begin. 

I recall when I was paid as a consultant to sit in the break room at a case management agency and hang out with staff. The director thought that I had insightful things to share – no occasion, no special preparation needed.

So now I am setting myself up to sit in this unnamed space without an agenda and you are invited to drop in when you’re on a break. What’s different about this from being available in the case management break room is that no one else is assessing the usefulness of my insights. I have to hold onto their value for myself. My daughter helped me set up this blog 3 months ago and I’ve been waiting until I had something worthwhile to share.

I usually hang back in a conversation, often being almost the last one to speak. Writing this blog means putting myself forward; saying something without listening for what other people have to say first; just taking the risk of saying what I believe or am learning.

I’m the one hiring me to sit in this undefined space. I’m the one saying, “I have something to share that’s worth paying attention to.”