Yesterday, Brock knocked over Russell's sand pendulum, scattering the fine powder all over the floor and into his face and mouth. We all shuddered as we saw the mesmerizing office distraction fall to the floor, knowing how difficult it would be to clean up.
After nonchalantly attempting last week to achieve the perfect circle in the sand during a planning meeting, I personally was sad to see the sand scatter. However, Russell and Brock quickly got on their hands and knees to return the sand to its basin.
The sand pendulum is one of many office playground items designed to offer freedom from the pressures of work and to achieve momentary "zen." Perhaps Russell and Brock were so anxious to return the zen-producing object to its complete form because "zen" has been a common theme in past weeks.
Recently, Russell and Brock have been reading a book by Garr Reynolds called Presentation Zen. Being an organization that thrives on the conveyed PowerPoint message, the thought of a clean, simple presentation that is both attractive and informative has become very appealing and it is something we are currently pursuing.
Overall, we have become so bogged down with complicated presentations that the heart of the matter is not conveyed with purity and simplicity. A little zen seems to make a big impression.
And, in case you were wondering, the sand pendulum has been restored, minus the bit of sand Brock ate...
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Well, it sounds like this Brock character accidentally knocked over the sand thing. It sounds, to me, like he might have been placing something on Russell's desk and then turned to walk away and inadvertently knocked it over. And, I'm sure he felt really bad about it. But, you know, I don't know. I wasn't there.
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