om mane padme hum

The last few days at work have been eventful, stressful and seemingly endless all at once. The hot weather (and our British inability to cope with anything above 22c) is making people uncomfortable and irritable. Add to that a pinch of uncertainty (changes are afoot) and a dash of insecurity (people feeling threatened by some of the changes) and you've got a pressure cooker waiting to boil over. All credit to the University (although I think the timing was fortuitous rather than planned), the workplace wellbeing event on Friday afternoon certainly seemed to diffuse a bit of that tension.

Most people shunned the makeshift volleyball court and headed straight for the free food and drink although I did see a few brave souls taking salsa lessons in Chancellor's Court. I headed for the shade of the trees and tried my hand at meditation with the University's buddhist chaplain. I think the goofy smile speaks for itself. Ommmmmmmmm