ADAM OLSEN -- So here I am back at it. Refreshed and reinvigorated with a keen sense of purpose to serve the people and place we love
A former boss of mine would always remind us as we were heading out the door to go on vacation that we should actually vacate. It’s encouragement to leave the work behind, not just the office. Step away physically and mentally. Break the routine and clear the cache. The internet turns up a couple of definitions for “vacation.” The first is “a holiday” the second is “the action of leaving something one previously occupied.” This work can be all consuming. It’s quite easy for the work to overwhelm me and if I let it, work can become the only thing that occupies me. I remember when I was being recruited to run in the 2008 Central Saanich municipal election, I was told that the job was about 15 hours a week. Well, it has always been way more than that. Being an MLA is even way more than being in municipal politics because I dive deep into things and care deeply about people and the future of our world. Ever since my first election, I have been learning...