Panel 1

Dialogue:
Donna Lake: “THESE ARE REFLECTIONS”
Donna Lake: “NOT REQUESTS”

On-screen text (papers Donna is holding)

Left paper:
“Reflect”
“My reflection is that our department should have a waterpark”

Right paper:
“Reflect”
“MY REFLECTION IS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT SHOULD HAVE A WATERPARK”

On-screen text (background/poster fragment): “Thrive” / “COMING SOON!” (partially visible)

Panel 2

Dialogue:

Donna Lake: “THEY’RE MEANT TO BE ABOUT YOUR INTERNAL THOUGHTS”

On-screen text (papers Donna is holding)

Same two “Reflect” pages as Panel 1, both saying the department should have a waterpark (one in mixed case, one in all caps).

Panel 3

Dash (penguin) and Milo (raccoon) glance at each other with a small smile. A couple of pens lie on the table.

Panel 4

Dialogue:

Milo and Dash: “THAT IS MY DEEPEST TRUTH”

Dash and Milo remain seated at the table; a small note card with “Reflect” at the top lies on the tabletop near them (text too small to read fully here).
Copyright line: “© Tamara Bissell 4/22” (partially visible along the bottom edge).

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Donna Lake Headshot

From Donna's Desk:

Corporate asked us to “Reflect,” meaning: look inward, jot down your thoughts, maybe grow a little.

My team heard: submit a wish list to the universe.

The minute you hand people a blank card and permission to be honest, you’re not going to get serenity. You’re going to get desire.

And when I offered gentle pushback, they didn’t backpedal. They didn’t dilute it into corporate-speak. They doubled down.

I respect that.

Because too frequently people learn to soften their truth until it’s harmless. They learn to ask for less. They learn to pre-apologize. They learn to make their needs “reasonable” so no one gets uncomfortable.

So when someone looks you in the eye and says, essentially, “No. This is what I mean,” that’s not chaos. That’s clarity.

Is it actionable? No.
Is it budget-friendly? Also no.
Is it revealing? Completely.

Sometimes “internal thoughts” are: I want joy. I want relief. I want fun.

And sometimes, they really want a waterpark.

Donna

 

 

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