Feeling Blue

Very often, after or even during some holiday or festival season, I get the blues. In the midst of the merry making, I often get retrospective. However, this Valentine's Day was exceptionally bad for real.

Although, my wife and I do not go in to the hype that is Valentine's Day but we would still like to spend it together. Unfortunately, this year, my wife had to work till past midnight and we were unable to spend the day together. And then, ....there was trouble at work.

I supervise about 30 people at work. I try to be a good boss. It's something that I put a lot of effort into and take seriously. My understanding of being a good boss, has to do with leading by example, treating everyone with mutual respect, refering to them as colleagues and not subordinates, and mentoring the weaker ones as well as fighting for their welfare. So, the winds disappeared from my sails when I discovered on Valentine's day that one of them had written a poison pen letter about me.

So I am feeling blue at the moment. I am in a blue phase and a blue place.....which is why I chose this stark blue picture above. Of course for me, the best thing to do when I have the blues is to take a long walk in the cold or in the rain and to come to a place like that shown in the picture. It helps me re-focus and realise that the world goes on. Occasional soul searching is good for the soul. It's like checking the compass during a sea-squall to see if the boat is still true to course and before long, fine weather and sunshine reappears.

(I stumbled on this picture and I do not know where it originally came from and so am unable to credit the photographer but I credit God for creating it.)