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piper902021-06-13 10:37 pm
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Staffwide Announcement
Hello, valued employees, associates, and...beloved friends of the Jorgmund. I come to you with sad news today, and before we begin, I would like to make sure that everyone is centered and grounded. I’m going to ask for everyone to take a deep breath and close your eyes so that we can all be in the right mental state before we hear this tragic news.
Now that your eyes are closed, I want to you envision a balloon. It can be any balloon you like. Maybe it’s a helium balloon where you can feel all the static electricity between the surface and your fingers. Maybe it has a smiley face on it. It can even be a miniature hot air balloon, if that’s what your imagination gives you in this dire time. Just try and make the balloon in your mind a calming color. Maybe pastel blue, or rose pink. Envision your pastel balloon.
Now, I want you to envision the balloon expanding and contracting with your breath. Deep breath…feel it expand. Exhale…feel the balloon shrink. Now, let’s all do this ten times.
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale… inhale, exhale… inhale, exhale…inhale, exhale…inhale, exhale…inhale, exhale… inhale, exhale…inhale, exhale…inhale, exhale…
Alright, now that we’re all grounded and in a serene state of mind, I can share the horrible news with you. As some of you may have heard, our beloved Head Trainer, Reid Planker, left this plane after a devastating aneurysm last night. We used both scientifically-grounded and homeopathic medicine in an attempt to revive him, but sadly, we must accept the things we are powerless to change – and that is a workplace without our dear friend and inspiration.
A brief non-denominational ceremony will be held in the gardens this evening, but as we recognize that everyone must grieve in their own, personal, sacred way, we will let everyone use that time and even report thirty minutes late to their shifts tomorrow morning, to cope with the grief and perform any necessary self-care. Dr. Fust and I will also be holding individual therapy sessions for those of you who are feeling this grief most acutely.
In trying times like these, it’s good to remember that everything happens for a reason, even if we’re too blinded by tears to always see what it is.
Now that your eyes are closed, I want to you envision a balloon. It can be any balloon you like. Maybe it’s a helium balloon where you can feel all the static electricity between the surface and your fingers. Maybe it has a smiley face on it. It can even be a miniature hot air balloon, if that’s what your imagination gives you in this dire time. Just try and make the balloon in your mind a calming color. Maybe pastel blue, or rose pink. Envision your pastel balloon.
Now, I want you to envision the balloon expanding and contracting with your breath. Deep breath…feel it expand. Exhale…feel the balloon shrink. Now, let’s all do this ten times.
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale… inhale, exhale… inhale, exhale…inhale, exhale…inhale, exhale…inhale, exhale… inhale, exhale…inhale, exhale…inhale, exhale…
Alright, now that we’re all grounded and in a serene state of mind, I can share the horrible news with you. As some of you may have heard, our beloved Head Trainer, Reid Planker, left this plane after a devastating aneurysm last night. We used both scientifically-grounded and homeopathic medicine in an attempt to revive him, but sadly, we must accept the things we are powerless to change – and that is a workplace without our dear friend and inspiration.
A brief non-denominational ceremony will be held in the gardens this evening, but as we recognize that everyone must grieve in their own, personal, sacred way, we will let everyone use that time and even report thirty minutes late to their shifts tomorrow morning, to cope with the grief and perform any necessary self-care. Dr. Fust and I will also be holding individual therapy sessions for those of you who are feeling this grief most acutely.
In trying times like these, it’s good to remember that everything happens for a reason, even if we’re too blinded by tears to always see what it is.