Leadership Waterloo Region AGM

It’s been a great week thus far, with many productive meetings and lots of projects moved forward significantly. And it’s still only Friday morning. Still three more days to go!

I attended the Leadership Waterloo Region AGM last night. I went through the program in 2001 and 2002. Of the 25 or so that were part of our 2002 class, only four of us attended last night, myself and three ladies. I’ve lost touch with too many of those old friends.

Yesterday early afternoon my eldest played nose-tackle in their first post-season football game. His team won 14-0, and he personally had another great game. Now they’re off to the semi-finals sometime next week.

And lastly, as I sped through yesterday, zipping from the office to meetings, to the office, to more meetings, and ultimately noting that many old friendships from 2001-2 had fallen off; I was reminded of this poem. Perhaps it will serve as a welcomed and well-timed reminder for some of you.


Slow Dance

Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?

You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say,'Hi'

You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.

Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.