I'm up early. It's 4:30 a.m. I already made and ate breakfast, along with getting some studying in.
I have an island of skin removed from my
right upper shin. I tumbled off my bike. Again. It's painful becoming bike smart. The hard way, I'm learning what not to do, when cycling. This time, I rolled with my bike---not the conventional way, ---sideways, the final result was the bike landing on top of me, an interesting experience.
I have a bone bruise in my left forearm. This happened when I braced myself as I fell, preventing my face from kissing the road. There's continual stinging from said leg, as it tries to close up the gap of skin that I left on the asphalt road, when I greeted it with kaboom.
Yesterday, I went to bed at 2:30 a.m., having worked on a power point presentation. An opportunity was presented at 5:00 p.m the day before---with the condition that I needed to make my pitch at 8:00 a.m. the next morning, Thursday.
I rose at 6:00 a.m. and was at the business door at 7:45 a.m., ready. I'll find out the results next Wednesday. Yes, that was three and a half hours of sleep. When I got home last night, I made like the faltering plane I was and crashed and burned upon my bed.
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Carl posted this in a recent comment. I believe it deserves a higher profile so here it is:
My gratitude for today is liberating and educational…I am grateful for having a difficult conversation with my boss, one I was both fearing and avoiding! To my surprise, it went smoothly. Faith vs. Fear can be very real.
I am the only non-Japanese sales person in a seafood company, the only non-Asian in my office. It turns out my new boss is shy dealing with me, not hostile after all. He knows his predecessor and I were close, he did not quite know how to relate.
Toward the end of the work day, he asked if I was tired. These guys work 11-12 hours a day---thinking it’s normal. Yes, I was bushed! I took that as a hint to engage him. I asked for “advice .” That got me in the door.
I want to schedule knee surgery around work, without further harm to knee or employment. I am the oldest sales person, and relatively new to the team. In addition, as a “seasoned” sales manager, I am also paid twice what others make, not working on commission, as they do. Therefore I am envied, and a “sitting duck,” in terms of future cost-cutting or downsizing.
It turns out we both prefer doiing the surgery in January, a slow business time. However, he is flexible if I find I need to do it sooner. What a relief! I was building a mental “mountain out of a molehill,” judging him unfairly. In recovery, I faced my fear, “Let Go,” trusting God. I let the outcome to unfold naturally.
By using faith, God removed a nagging burden. An impasse in our relationship was broken. We engage on a new level. In fact, tomorrow, I’m bringing him a surprise, 7-day guest pass to my gym, based on a comment of his.Carl's story reminds me of two quotes:
"Courage faces fear and thereby masters it."
and,
"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt."
How About You?Wm. Shakespeare, "Measure for Measure," Act 1 scene 4.
1. What was a recent occasion, where you overcame fear?
For me, I related with an aggressive, bombastic man in a recent business meeting. He did not allow me to finish my sentences. When he was done, I calmly let him know I saw things differently. I didn't say he was wrong.
Without glaring, I responded. I didn't react----I also made sure I did not glare from the inside. Internally, I was serene. Not long ago, I would have been resentful.
Later, in our conference he made concessions to what I said, when earlier, he corrected me about this very point. I was mindful of a quote I shared awhile ago:
"The truth is like a lion. You do not have to defend it. Let it lose, it will defend itself." St. Augustine
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