Early this past week, I was hit like a sucker punch to the face by some business news. Ever get hit like that, when you don’t expect it? Those are the worst, right? When you’re not braced for it. In my case, the shock was doubly compounded by where it came from. It hurt, that hit, and left bruises that are just starting to turn color. I lost some sleep, too, feeling hurt, and debating what decisions I could make to do some damage control. Even after I put those decisions into action, I brooded about what had happened for most of the week.
Until yesterday morning, when I got an email that lit up my whole inbox with its positivity. And that’s when I remembered my own “true diva” hype:
When it comes to the goals we’ve set for ourselves, we must always focus on the good — on the where-we-started versus the how-far-we’ve-come. On the truth that nothing of value is easily obtained, and on how every disappointment we can withstand is like the lifting of free weights–each time we do it, we get stronger, and it gets easier. And lastly, thanks to that email, I remembered to count my blessings, to be thankful for the inner circle of family, friends, and colleagues who are supportive, loving, and true.
It doesn’t matter whether we have a big or small circle like that–those who are in that circle are like flowers who survive in a drought. All around them is stagnation, and still they pushed through the dust to bloom, to give us color and hope. We need to focus on them, to nurture them, as they, with their beauty and endurance, nurture us. I’m glad I remembered this. To water the flowers, and forget the weeds.
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