Sleepless In Seattle

This was interesting movie. One that I could relate to. A few years ago after losing my father I was working in the field as a web designer. My boss at the time came to comfort me in almost the exact same manner as the boss does in this movie. My reaction was very similar to Tom Hanks.

I remember everybody around me telling me that I should focus on my work and concentrate on my projects and that this would keep my mind off what happened. Work was the last thing on my mind at the moment. I felt that these people were insensitive cruel and only concerned with work. How could everybody care so little about the death of a loved one and be so concerned with work i thought.

People cope with death in several different ways. As I’ve gotten older I realized that the people at work probably just didn’t know what to say to me. For them putting energy into work probaly would be how they would deal with stressfull situations.

It was really hard to stay focused on work, and I was ready for a major change. This was the turning point when i really started to think about starting my own business. I began to re-evaulate what it is that i wanted to do with my life. Soon after I left my job, Started my own business, and began graduate school.

Funnny, these huge life changing moments have a way of pushing us forward and help you to identify what is important.

Sleepless In Seattle