So, I'm at work.
And you may be like "It's the middle of the day on Monday... where the
hell else you gonna be?". I'm actually supposed to be off. I worked an
overnight shift last night, and am working an evening shift today, so I
took today off from TED to rest and use up these vacay days that are
expiring by the end of the year. But we have an event coming up, and I
just felt the tasks tugging at my soul. So I got up, and came into the
office. Luckily I did, cause its a mess and when they saw me walk in 3
meetings popped up on my calendar. I'm here on 1.5 hours of sleep and
prayer (and of course lots of coffee). I was complaining about how I
have no support, and how much I work because I'm the only one who knows
how to run these systems...
Then
I checked myself. I remembered just a little over a year ago when I was
at a job I hated, underpaid, worked even harder, and no real potential
for growth, no support from my manager, and feeling like I wasn't
valuable to my company (which, in all actuality, wasn't really a feeling
cause I got laid off... so like... a fact. lol). How can I be
ungrateful a few days before a time dedicated in recognizing the
abundance in my life? (I'm blaming the lack of sleep.) It's so humbling
to realize that the things I fell to my knees and begged God for daily
are now part of my daily routine. So, how could I complain about them?
So I bought myself a dirty chai latte and thanked God for the means to
buy it, threw on Beyonce pandora, and I got busy.
This
week, take a minute and reflect. What are you taking for granted? What
do you need to throw some gratitude in the universe for? Remember, we
may not be where we want to be but thank God we aren't where we were.
Also, remember to live in a grateful space this
week. And if you are struggling to think of something, take a deep
breathe, long a long one that really fills your lungs... then realize
you have the ability to breathe.
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