Whew! Last week at work was one of my roughest in quite a while! I know that it was a difficult one for many of my coworkers as well. It would take more than one hand to count my failures this last week.
A couple of the biggest…failing to timely recognize two of our coworkers who transferred out of our laboratory family to other opportunities that are better matches for their needs at this time. I am so thankful to both of you for the time we were able to spend together.
When we go through difficult times, it’s easy to get distracted and forget the important things, letting the short term circumstances drag us down. It’s hard to hang in there until I remember at least these three things:
One. I am blessed and happy to be where I am because I am where I am supposed to be right now.
The very steps we take come from God; otherwise how would we know where we’re going? Proverbs 20:24 The Message
Two. I am fortunate to be surrounded by great people. From my boss, whom I trust and respect, to my fellow leaders, to my coworkers in the lab who serve with excellence and help me laugh at least once each day!
Three. I see good happening every day. Sometimes through my doing. More often, through the work of those serving alongside me. It’s far better for me to celebrate all these things than to allow a relatively small number of things change the color of the entire week.
Yes. Right place, Right people. Right things happening!
For those of you who catch me in a down moment, remind me to hang in there! If you’ve joined me by having periods of discouragement recently, hang in there! Things like this don’t define us or our success. God is not surprised by the boulders in our path. Taking a longer view reminds us that in relation to the journey, the boulders are just pebbles. Celebrate the fact that the journey is headed to the right destination!
Annie just said to me, that her friend fighting with MS has inspired her to “hang in there” too. 🙂
My 21 yr old cat shows me the same thing…he walks like my 96 yr old Uncle…slowly!