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So, the other day I was scheduled to attend a mandatory training session at work. My office is located in another building that is driving distance away from where the training was being held, so I needed to make sure I left on time to be there before it started. My morning was pretty busy that day but I was able to stop what I was doing to make it out of the office with ample time to get to the training session. Before I left my building for the training, I decided to stop past the restroom so I wouldn’t have to go once I got there (I'm a serious water drinker...Enough said...LOL). But with that said, I still had plenty of time to spare so it was all good. So, I left my building, jumped in my car, and drove to the training location. I pulled my keys out of the ignition and realized that I left my notebook sitting on the shelf in the restroom in my office building. I checked my watch and felt like I had enough time to race back to the building, grab my notebook, and get back over to the training session. I get to my office building, run inside to the restroom, and my notebook is sitting right where I left it. I grabbed it, checked my watch again, and pondered for a quick second if I could make it back over to the session in time or if I should reschedule. I determined that I would head back over to the training session, I had enough time, so why reschedule at this point after all of this running around. I get back to the building where the training is being held, checked my watch yet another time before I hopped out of the car, and headed towards the building. I’m about 5 minutes late according to my watch, which is very accurate I might add, so I decided that I’d rather be a little late instead of not going at all and I proceed into the building. I step inside the building, walk towards the interior door that leads to the training room, and I’m stopped by a woman. She tells me that the class has already begun and that the trainer is already about 10 minutes into the session and that I’ll have to reschedule. Her timing was completely off and I was pissed but I simply said, “Ok” and walked back out of the building.
I mean, AFTER ALL OF THAT I STILL MISSED THE TRAINING ANYHOW!! “What a blower” is all I could think…LOL. And for a second, I was quite annoyed that I made all of that effort to attend the training and still ended up having to reschedule. But then I started thinking about how things like this happen in life all the time. And I realized that it’s alright, life goes on, and maybe I wasn’t supposed to be at that training session anyhow for whatever reason. After all, I do feel that certain things in life happen for a reason. J
So, I got to thinking…At times, even your greatest efforts do not yield the results you want. Sometimes things just aren’t meant to be as you planned, and that’s okay. Sometimes certain things that you feel are exactly what you want and need in your life are exactly what you DON’T need in your life. Sometimes things that you feel are not in line with your life plan happen and you don’t agree with them, you fight against them, you choose not to embrace them, but it’s exactly what He (read: God) wants for your life. Sometimes He will take you down roads that you’d rather not travel but it’s for your own good and should be received as a learning experience. It’s beneficial to your overall growth and understanding, for your character building, for your soul, and ultimately for your life. So, when things don’t go your way at times – get over the initial frustration, let the negative thoughts fade away, and embrace the positive aspects of the situation. I know it's been a saving grace for me at times, to embrace this attitude, and I can guarantee you that about 87.925% of the time you’ll be glad you did as well!
Until next time…
KHurly Girl
