Cynthia D’Amour on Leadership and Life

  All the warning signs were there.

Tonight, we had quite the adventure with Raindrop.

The first sign something was off - she wanted to sleep near my head.

• Usually Raindrop sleeps at the foot of our bed.
• Tonight, she insisted on being higher up.
• Maybe she was still getting over my week on the road? (Hah!)

She moved to get even closer - you know, her head hanging over mine.

Then the alarm bells went off!

• She started breathing heavy.
• Her stomach was in motion.
• She tried to put her nose to mine - ah the joys of being the alpha dog.

I yelled for James, “Get her off the bed NOW!”

• Like a superhero, James bolted out of a dead sleep to grab the dog.
• He ran her out to the tiled floor area.
• Raindrop promptly threw up.

ARGH!!!

I took Raindrop outside for fresh air while James cleaned up the mess.

• When we came in, she ran for her bed on the first floor.
• Great.
• One of us was going to sleep on the couch.

I drew the short straw - so here I am.

• Kicking myself.
• Why didn’t I see it coming?
• What did I miss that caused her to get sick?

(Ironically, Raindrop is snoring while I’m fuming as I type.)

Makes me think of chapter leaders…are you missing the warning signs of a challenge coming your way? How do you know?

Filed under: Adventures of Raindrop, Savvy Leadership