Fire Drills, Passion and Yoga

The one time of the year that there is a fire drill in the building, and guess who were the lucky ones to find out UWBA’s evacuation plan. Luckily it was at the end of a meeting, the alarms are going off, quickly grabbing my important IBM gear, we were ushered out the door and down 10 flights of stairs. Interesting listening to some on how hearing the sirens made them nervous, others not so much. I think sometimes we might get a little complacent, sometimes frustrated, but these drills are an important necessity. And you know what, it was time for a tic tac break anyways to enjoy a little sunlight before we headed back indoors.

This afternoon I got to spend a little one on one time with one of the team members, Meghan (in picture below). After listening to her talking about what she did within UWBA the other day, I wanted to re-connect to listen, and listen again. Her passion for what she does clearly came out, which seemed common across everyone that we have spoken with so far. What I found beautiful about Meghan was her eyes welling up knowing that there was help, and was very appreciative of the opportunity that UWBA had been given by Atlas Corps and IBM. The consistent message we have seen is how all UWBA employees are wanting to make a difference in the world!

So this afternoon it was about taking some additional time to dig a little deeper and begin to think about a couple of recommendations moving forward that would benefit all … just one small piece of a bigger puzzle to help this fantastic organisation to continue the great work that they provide to so many.

Tonight was an amazing opportunity not to be missed … yoga at the Grace Cathedral. What an awesome place to be to do my favorite exercise – yoga. My yoga instructor, Jude, would be very proud and impressed.

My UWBA sub team colleagues Benedicte, Susannah and I met up with Emma from Atlas Corps to experience something out of the ordinary. The evening included live music, chanting by Nathan Kendall which both music and chanting was absolutely beautiful, and I stayed on for a meditation session to finish the evening out.

A great ending to a Monday!