When our power went out last Friday after Hurricane Isabel swept through Washington DC I was pleasantly surprised by the peace and quiet in my office... No electricity, no computer, no electronic files, no online access, no email, no spam. I could think and work without the constant clutter and intrusion of the Internet. I cleaned up stacks of paper that had been sitting for weeks. I found time to take a breath... and to think. It was such a relief. There's a lesson in here someplace...

« Return to Previous Page

blog comments powered by Disqus

Previous Comments

derrik Jones said on October 2, 2003 at 07:14 AM

The moments of serenity which usually follow these natural events are really very suggestive of relaxing thoughts and reflections and even some meditating state of mind. You are left to your own devices, you are by oneself appreciating how good it can be to prolong this moment, to be in it, to feel human. We lack it all so much in our daily routine, that’s why when such peaceful moments occur we manage to get a new angle on almost everything, it is like a revelation .....


——-


About This Blog

I’ve been writing about corporate and CEO blogging and business use of social media since 2003. I also use this blog as a whiteboard to work out my thinking on other subjects, such as Government 2.0 and Publishing 2.0.  I welcome your Comments if they are on topic. I delete them if inappropriate or spammy.




Subscribe   Subscribe via RSS




Twitter Stream Twitter Stream

Debbie Weil

Follow Debbie Weil, @debbieweil

I explain all this stuff to the non-digerati | author | speaker | corporate social media consultant | kinda cool | love yoga, cupcakes.

Terrific article by @steverubel interviewing one of my fave Googlers @kvox http://bit.ly/bAD55Q - check out @googlesxsw
@toby39 Hope you'll take a peak at the updated edition http://bit.ly/aPWmdo Read on iPhone or Blackberry if you don't have a Kindle :)
Must read @MaggieYorkWorth writes a lovely piece about @jess3 The State of the Internet project in @coolhunting http://bit.ly/9lRnQP
Tx to @asianpundit for 5-star review of Updated Ed. of The Corporate Blogging Book http://bit.ly/96eJgu [Read book on Kindle, iPhone or BB]

Archives