Executive bliss

Gosh I am almost afraid to say this out loud, like I if I do, it will suddenly come crashing down on my head. But, here goes. I love being the Executive Director of Summa Institute. It is as if I have finally found my true calling, my vocation. I am challenged to learn something new almost every day. I meet amazing people, people who are really thinking about education, I mean really thinking about education. You have no idea how refreshing that truly is. And then there is something about the frantic pace of being a mother of two small children and being at the head of this organization that I find stimulating, challenging yes, but definitely stimulating.

The other night I was lying in bed waiting for sleep to come and I just could not stop thinking about a lunch meeting I had the next day. I had to get out of bed and work. Work, in this case, meant prepare for my meeting, but nothing about it felt like “work”. I was focused, intentional and intrigued. And that is how I feel about what I am doing all the time (hear me knocking on wood).

My days are filled with meetings, phone calls, putting arnica on bumped heads, document creation, organizational strategy, changing diapers, email and then more email, laundry and then more laundry, reading up on management styles, and all the other housework that comes with family life. And I couldn’t be happier. Funny, if you told me at 23 that this was what my life would be like, I never would have believed you. I think I have succeeded in part of my intention with this blog, I have discovered meaningful life’s work for myself. I am grateful.