I really hope not

because it can ruin an otherwise lovely morning.

So,

A person has to try really hard using all available power to:

1. Figure out how to seperate the work from the identity. I have really concentrated on this over the last few years and I'm getting better. It used to be wrapped up so tightly to me that I couldn't imagine myself without imagining work. I think it helps that other things are really good. I have a husband who understands and who is my partner, I live in a dreamy home with a piano and lake front view and everything. And when we drive home we let the things roll off of us.

2. I pray. A lot. This is interesting, because its kind of new and I feel strange praying when my true religious views remain unreconciled. But, I do it anyway because sometimes it is the only thing to do.

3. And, I try to do better, always. Because I think there is always room for improvement. Room to react differently or learn things about consigning freight to Russia.

4. And I remember that there are some places in this world where the people tend to be harder than we are here. This is a generalization but I have found it to be almost exclusively true. Russia is one of them. My opinion in my dealings is that Russians are a hard people. They bark at you and think you are wrong almost always at first. And, they have had to be hard because I guess life is rough in Russia and cold and the government is at times not incredibly friendly to its people. That sounds stupid. I don't really know why.