Life's lessons

I learned some things about myself at work this week.  The kind of lessons that come with a slap on the face and a kick in the pants.  Those are the hardest lessons to learn.  But sometimes they are necessary and bring about character development.

I have a renewed sense of purpose and some things to work toward.  I still have a lot of internal work to do as well as external, and it will take time to get there, but the journey is half the battle (sorry, G.I.Joe).

I am grateful for a boss who cares enough to tell me the hard things, and expects more out of me than I do myself.  He pushes me to be a better engineer, a better employee, much more so than my previous boss, who seemed to just let me do my own thing and didn't hold me accountable.  I recognize that the recent change in management was (at least, for me) a change for my own good (no, they didn't restructure the chain of command just for me, but I'm definitely getting good results from it).  It's been stressful making the change, but I'm coming to see that I needed it and I will be a better engineer because of it. 

I'm also grateful for a husband who will give me a hug when I've had a rough day, and follow it up with the things I don't want to hear but need to.  And then follow that up with a kiss to let me know he still loves me. :-)

Life is a journey.  God gives us the road map and walks along side us to guide us, to be there when we make a wrong turn and bring us back to His chosen path.  My husband reflects a shadow of that, as he is called to, and I couldn't love him more for it.