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Plenty of Time, No Hurry

Plenty of Time, No Hurry


Author Country :Kenya
Genre Type :True Story
Location :Nairobi, Kenya
Year of Publication :/
Publication :
Sub Theme :Cultural Values, Cooperation/
Author Name :Sister Janice McLaughlin, M.M./
Author City :Nairobi
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      My first assignment in East Africa took me to Nairobi, Kenya where I was the communications coordinator for the Kenya Catholic Bishops’ Conference.  I was full of ideas and always in a hurry.  One day I rushed into the office of the Kenyan secretary, Mrs. Helen Maeke.  I had a handful of letters to send and some to be typed.  "What time is it?" I asked her breathlessly, hoping to beat the clock before she knocked off at 5 p.m.  Helen looked down at her bare wrist, as if she was consulting a watch.  Looking up at me with a twinkle in her eye, she said, "Plenty of time, no hurry."  My first lesson in slowing down and taking time with people!


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