Sanity at work

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I mentioned yesterday, that I'm a pretty talkative person. However, lately, I've been finding that even when I have the opportunity to spout off at the mouth about the absolute ridiculousness our team is experiencing at work, I sometimes find the calmness of mind to bite my tongue or to not send that email/Slack message. 

Maybe I've simply given up hope, or it's a sign of how dysfunctional our stakeholders are, or maybe it's even a sign of increasing wisdom as a I attempt to age gracefully, or maybe it's all of the above - but I'm finding myself much more willing to be really clear-eyed about my circle of control.  Don't get me wrong, I'm still me, I'm still loquacious, and a bit of a jester - saying the things other people are afraid to say, but packaging them in wisecracks. I'm just finding that I'm able to be much more sanguine about nutty situations. Both internally and in the way I face them on a day to day basis. And I'm happy for myself, proud and looking forward to becoming even more gracious and sensible as time keeps marching on.