This morning I had a coffee meeting scheduled with an old friend, who'd asked me to meet him. Except he did not show. Did not call, email, etc. to let me know he was not coming. Later that day, the email came with a sincere apology. I would've appreciated a call more, for him to own the fact that he screwed up. But anyway...The irony is that I found an hour in my day that was previously gone, committed to this meeting. Once I realized that I was being stiffed, I was able to have fresh thoughts about work, uncluttered by to-do items, emails and call lists, because I had none of those with me, just a blank sheet of paper.
It was cathartic for me, to have an hour to reflect and not have a task that blocked clarity. I appreciated the empty seat.
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