it was about a month ago -- or to be exact on thursday feb 19 -- that i blogged to have my heart be unbroken.

on friday, feb 20 someone miraculously showed up to put the pieces back together. the conversation was light and easy. but the connection made was meaningful.

the proposition was a simple, "so ... would you care to join?"
the reply, accompanied by that unforgettable smile, was an anticipating "call, call, call ..."

today my heart feels lighter.

i am very happy i can say. i owe it to one wonderful soul who shares the same experience with me. we are running away as fast as we can from the gushes and wounds of the past while sharing the same present emotions.

and to this soul i would like to wish, "welcome into my folds and have a pleasant stay."

yesterday i facilitated a workshop for the board of directors of a subsidiary, to help them see the line of sight from the corporate vision down to the the implementation strategies for one of their high-profile projects.

the project team that the board is overseeing is so bogged down with the operational matters in their project that the team cannot give a broader picture to the board. the team fails to show the forest; instead, it keeps telling about the trees. the board, staffed with people with project management experience who enjoy details, gets sucked into the spiral.

recently the board reached a point where they couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. the board of directors got lost. they didn't know where to head. they were overwhelmed by the trees. they screamed for help. my group came in to the rescue.

it is gratifying when i helped lift the board members out of the thick of the trees, bring them up to the level where they can see the forest, and give a sense of confidence to them to point the project team to some direction.

the board members now understand the intent (or objective) of the strategies the team chose that brought about all the issues. the breakthrough to go forward was achieved when the intent was questioned. this is one powerful application of double-loop learning which was theorized by chris argyris.

someone said that we should blog insights, instead of just writing down things we did (which would become a diary).

i say we should blog both. by having a record of what we did and how we felt, we could one day read again and get an insight of ourselves.

ok then ... what have i done today? i've nursed my headache in the morning. i've been busy at work since then although the throbbing persists. i've completed the pack to facilitate a workshop with the board of directors of a company.

i'm feeling at the top of the world today. great friends surround me (bad ones have been chucked out of my life, remember?)

now, back to work ... after a cigarette, of course ;-)

there's this feature in the software that i'm using to undo text editing. just type ctrl-z and the last editing will disappear.

if only life had the same feature to undo things that i've done ... *sigh*

well, life isn't software. and like frankie said: "regrets, i've had a few; but then again, too few to mention ..."

it's saturday and i'm in the office. aaaarrggghhhhh!!!!!