okay…I’m not very good at staying up with this blog

So my life at work is decidedly technology oriented with Salesforce.com, WebEx, Twitter, email marketing and sales ops.  I have a PDA/Cell Phone, laptop and cling on to my iPod.

Whether I’m in the office or out of the office, people can almost always get a hold of me.  I guess that’s the price of success.

So guess what happened this weekend?  I forgot my cell phone charger and I locked up my laptop and went to Fredericksburg with my family for a little wine tasting.  My PDA/phone was dead and at home, so I had a day of silence.

 I have two young kids so my evenings are usually spent tech free but even they know how to use a cell phone and computer.  This time it was whole day unplugged and when I got back to the office, it was as if it didn’t really matter if I had checked in.

All the pressure I put on myself to perform seems to be all in my head.  It’s easiest to see when I come home and my kids just want me to spend time with them.  They don’t care that I’m accessible on the phone or via email.  They just want me to be present.  I’m not saying that I don’t make myself available for my kids or that I shouldn’t be accountible to the employees of my firm, but letting go is sometimes the best medicine for getting back in the game with the right focus.

This realization didn’t just start with this weekend.  Rather, I’ve tried to stop beatting myself up about some of the things I’ve said or the choices I’ve made.  Those things are gone and Christ has forgiven me for those things anyway.

So I live for today.