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April 18, 2005
interruption as opportunity
an interruption is something unexpected that comes into our way when we have a task at hand. we are trying to say something or working on a project, and something arises that requires our attention. many times we think of interruptions negatively: they take from our efficiency, we lose our train of thought or momentum, or we never finish that which we were doing.
in the academic world, the work world or almost anywhere in the western world, we might benefit from paying better attention to interruption. an interruption can be also opportunity. we are brought to a point where we need to listen to a voice, a feeling, or a perspective that otherwise we may not have heard. we find ourselves in the need of a decision: will we choose to follow our agenda, stop and redirect ourselves, or move in another direction. it is a decision of identity: who we are and who we will follow. in interruption there is the opportunity for witness. we may have the chance to speak life, love and hope to another. in all this there is the space for growth. we learn to be more flexible, and as a result of paying attention to the interruption, we see things in a broader or clearer way.
Posted by Derrick at April 18, 2005 03:44 PM