I was thinking recently about a hilarious quote from one of my mentors:
Decades ago, when he was just starting out in his career, he took a job where he was considered the “assistant.” The problem is that he was the assistant to too many people. Everyone constantly wanted his time, and he was pulled in every direction, unable to fulfill what was clearly impossible for one person to do.
One day, during a meeting, he became so frustrated and flustered that he blurted out,
“Well, why doesn’t someone just bring in a big tub of water right now, so I can prove once and for all that I can neither walk on it nor turn it into wine!”
That has stayed with me, and it still makes me laugh.
Here’s hoping that you’re centered and in one piece.
—Renee Roederer
Smuggling Grace 