GREAT, BIG Emotion! (Thursday, 9/27/2018)
This morning, as I stood with fellow co-workers in the common area of our firm watching the live testimony of Christine Blasey Ford. At one point, I looked up questioningly as the woman next to me handed me a napkin. It took me a moment to realize that her offering was in response to the tears that were streaming down my face. I was taken aback at the realization that I had been moved to the point of tears – tears spurred by emotion so powerful that it would not be denied, even in the face of possible public humiliation. I was suddenly very aware of the fact that I was not centered in my reality. You may know the feeling; the feeling that you are watching yourself and events around you from above - in an almost dream-like state. It was a surreal moment that was very disorienting. I decided to step away to re-group and clear my head. I wondered down the hallway toward my desk taking in a number of sights and hearing bits of many co...