
Summer Break is finally here!
I was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to be allowed to reap the benefits.
I say that because the 2023-2024 school year was unlike any other!
If I knew last summer some of the events that I was walking into for this school year, I would have had serious doubts about returning.
It all started in October 2023.
The first bump in the school year; one I had never encountered with any employer in my career. I pushed my way through, returned the next day, and continued to do my job in the spirit of grace and humility.
In January 2024 another uneventful turn at work. I was a bit more prepared this time, but the situation still left me overwhelmed and fearful.
And then, right when I was hoping to finally get through the school year without any more surprises, I was hit again in June 2024 with another temporary setback.
Feelings of disillusionment with the world and an overall lack of trust caused me to retreat and withdraw from those around me.
Strangely enough, when I look at each one of these events, they were all out of my control. They were instances where I was at the whim of the choices made by others.
And that is a hard place to be.
But I have learned a valuable lesson.
I never lost -ME!
Tiffany is still here.
She is intact.
And, despite it all, I remain grateful.
Grateful to hear that through it all you didn't lose yourself. Your post resonates in many ways for a variety of instances throughout a lifetime in the workplace.
Never accept other's feelings or energy. Only accept what is fulfilling to your spirit. Let them hold that negative as you watch, learn and grow.