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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Librarians Who Do Too Much

This leaping librarian gets overly ambitious sometimes.  I'll bet you know the feeling.  So much needs to be done!  Maybe the local florist would be willing to donate flowers as a way of promoting themselves and supporting the library.  What if we try a display here?  Must order those books!  Uh oh...Suzie is out sick and we need to cover the desks.  Yikes!  Need to do the statistics for the month.

And don't get me started on the kids, the housework and getting the pet to the vet....

Here's a nice read for overdoing librarians:  Five Good Minutes At Work:  100 Mindful Practices To Help You Relieve Stress And Bring Your Best To Work by Jeffrey Brantley, MD and Wendy Millstine, NC

A thought from the book that this libertine librarian is trying to remember right now:  "Be the kindness you seek."  "Kindness starts from within, by taking care of your needs and then helping others.  With each act of kindness, you create the possibility of igniting a wildfire of chain reactions that could have very positive results."






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