As you may or may not know, I lived in Fargo, ND for the last 17 years (working for Microsoft with the Dynamics group for 10 of those), and that community is getting hit with a record flood. I have been a bit distracted with how my friends and family are doing. I have watched my Facebook and Twitter fill up with ‘sandbaggers need here’ and the school kids being bused to (indoor) locations to do their service too. They have pulled together and I wish I was there too filling sandbags. When you pour water on a table top, it moves fast & for a long distance.
So, this post really has nothing to do with learning specifically. I just wanted to give a call out to the Fargo/Moorhead/NoDak folks and all our MSL team members located in the Fargo office. These type of things, sadly, do happen throughout the world, and I, for one, wanted you to know that some days the time and energy needs to be concerned with the realities of today, rather than fighting today’s business deadlines. Always a balance…
I always have an ask at the end of my posts – this is mine for the day – when life’s realities are in front of you (down turn in the economy, the environment, life), how can I / we / Microsoft Learning / Microsoft help? I will pass on feedback :)
North Dakota Fan - Sarah
Comments
Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:37 PM by Gisabun
Question. When the flooding is over what happens to the sandbags? Emptied? The bags themselves? Recycled bags?
Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:53 PM by Lee...
Sarah,
Just keep going...
Everything we do, to some extent, involves learning, whether it s learning about life, a new subject, or just dealing with the constant changes that are all around us.
And remember, as long as there is air in your lungs and thoughts in your head, you can do anything your imagination dreams up.
Keep challenging, keep pushing, keep testing the edge, because you just don t know what maybe on the other side. Sometimes it s more about how others react, than how you react...
Friday, March 27, 2009 2:12 PM by Sarah Grant
You are so correct!! Everything is a learning experience. I challenge myself to learn something new each day.
Your post was very uplifting.