[Magdalen] Broken records

[Scott Knitter]

Thanks, Ann! Good ideas. As a matter of fact, I'm off until Jan. 26
now. Rest of this week and then the four days next week that follow
the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday. Of course, here come the usual
obligations of websites I no longer want to be responsible for, and
appointments and church things...my plan is mainly to detach. And do
some stuff I find soul-helpful. Reading is a big part of it. And time
with my dear partner. He's already starting about things I must
do...that's what I need a short break from. Just time with him, enough
of the "musts."

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
> Scott, if you can, it might be a good idea to take some time off.  Can't
> you get comp time for all the hours?  You could just sleep and sleep,
> and/or maybe take a little trip somewhere warm, or just get out a bit in
> the snow and enjoy your own beautiful city.
>
> I think you're a little younger than I am, and know you have financial
> obligations that I do not, but can you begin to think about retirement?
> You have so many well-rounded interests, and I hate to see you suffocating
> under the workload.  Even beginning to plan for a few years hence could be
> a happy pastime.
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 7:53 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen
>> <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>> > It's great to be so needed, Scott, but is there no middle ground in  this
>> > project?  I should think you run the danger of real burn-out.
>>
>> It's been unique in that aspect: no middle ground. Since October,
>> every day has been like it's the last couple of days of the project:
>> constant grind of meetings and piles of documents to edit. I really
>> got worried on Friday when my dear partner and I had a bit of a row
>> about my unavailability (and whether it's a choice I'm making or not).
>> Fortunately, we promptly reconciled. I had been thinking back to a
>> previous stint in government proposals, when I wondered whether it was
>> possible to do that work and have relationships. Then I looked around
>> at the project's leaders and realized many of them didn't (as far as I
>> knew)...or just couldn't, as they never seemed to be anywhere but in
>> the office.
>>
>> I'm thankful I've had the energy for this project...surprising that
>> I'm not overly depressed about the sleep deprivation. It may all hit
>> me at once, though.
>>
>> The good points right now are that the project seems to be well on
>> track to be submitted a few hours ahead of time (famous last words),
>> and everyone is still being pleasant. This team of mostly Canadians is
>> good to work with...too often there's a hothead--or worse, two
>> hotheads who don't get along.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Scott R. Knitter
>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>>



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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA