Back To Life

Just returned from conference.  It's always great to learn new things, get re-motivated and spend time around some of my favorite people. It's weird - when I'm at conference it almost seems like reality is suspended, like I'm in a totally different world. I think because there's just one focus - conference.  For how many ever days, that's all there is to really think about and do. Not that I don't think about my family too, because I always do.

But it's just different. I'm removed from everything, there are no distractions and everything outside of conference just kinda waits until I get home. Most times I like this kinda of suspended reality. I enjoy it. But this time it was different - I just wanted to get back home to my life. Back to my family.

I learned a lot though. It was definitely eye opening.  I think sometimes we think we understand and we operate based on what we believe to be true.  Then, when we learn how wrong we are it can be shocking.  Humiliating. How did I get it so wrong?

Talk about feeling stupid.

But better to know.  At least once you learn what you need to learn you have that as some sort of...solace. Okay, my bad for being a stupid, ignorant fool but now I know better and I won't make the mistake again. There's some comfort in that, right?

So yeah, I was ready to come home.  Of course, it took me forever to actually get home. But I finally made it and I'm taking today to just enjoy being home, spending time with the people I love.

Tomorrow I will got to work and channel the enthusiasm and motivation from conference into being a better professional, a stronger Director and more passionate advocate. But for today, I'm simply a mother who is spending the day grateful to be surrounded by my loves.