Today’s theme was “Caution: The Troubles in Your Mind may be Closer Than They Appear.” Beyond the required beginning-of-the-year faculty meetings I was running around all day and didn’t feel like I accomplished much. It would be imprudent to write too many specifics (…yet).

I think I can safely say this much: One of my colleagues is having a meltdown over a class she doesn’t want to teach. I have a class on my schedule that I was not expecting (and am not prepared to teach). And when I finally rolled out of the parking lot (after 10 hours on campus) I couldn’t help but think about how much stress from my day never would have occurred if only there had been better and more timely information from administration.

I’m a department chairperson, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I’m either consulted or informed about decisions that affect my department. My colleague may be stuck with the class she doesn’t want. The class on my schedule is not what it appears. Sometimes the troubles in your mind are closer than they appear. Sometimes the troubles in your mind are just in your mind. But in my experience, they feel pretty much the same….

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