Roger K. Allen's Blog, page 26

My State of Overwhelm

Yesterday I fell into a state of overwhelm. I’ve had some personal/family worries going on plus a number of significant and unpredicted work projects that landed on me in the past week, which not only raised my level of anxiety but are also squeezing me to get more done in a relatively short period of time.

My initial reaction was to feel immobilized, not knowing where to start or how to proceed in dealing with these challenges. It seemed like they were all not only big but of equal importan...

The Last Shall Be First

I’m a member of the Colorado Master’s Running Association. I joined the club about four years ago and love the monthly Saturday morning races. Of course, usuallyI run. However, last Saturday I volunteered to staff a water station for the 10k race along a river trail. I was the only volunteer at a water table about 2 miles into the race. My job was to fill cups of water and offer them to the runners as they passed.

Here came the leaders some twelve or thirteen minutes into the race. None of...