What a week it has been! My sweet little princess had to have her tonsils and adanoids removed this week. I am always amazed at how resilient little ones are!!! I know there is a lesson in there for me ;) They just bounce back so fast!! Thank you to my friends who prayed - she is doing so well! And in her own words, she is so glad that the doctor "took her snore out" ;) (and so is her big sister who can finally sleep peacefully in the same room!!! hee hee).
I had one of those moments today. You know those moments that give you an unexpected glimpse in the mirror and you see something that you don't quite like. I had been been standing in line to pay for my groceries. When it was eventually my turn, I greeted the cashier with a friendly smile and hello, genuinely wanting to acknowledge her and show her my appreciation. She in turn ignored me point blank and simply told me to swipe my reward card. Just like that my mood changed. She was so abrupt and uninterested in the friendliness that I had just shown her. In an instant my smile was gone and I stood there silently unpacking my groceries. She ignored me and I ignored her, all the while stewing in my head. I couldn't believe how "off" this woman was and how it had changed my attitude in an instant. Years ago I used to coach customer care training, so everything in me felt like imparting a lesson to this grumpy young woman. Thankfully, that quiet inner voice inside my hea...
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