First Episode of ..... THANKFUL THURSDAY!

What a day, what a day, what a day it's been. I almost forgot I had a post due today and how ironic that God would have me recalling what I'm thankful for on the busiest day of the week!

Today I woke up thinking about a deadline. I had to juggle getting a writing assignment done while being delegated a whole bunch of administrative duties. I felt really stressed. My mind works this way: If I'm in the middle of something and you put something in my field of vision and say "When you're done do so & so.." I have to pick up what you just gave me, decide if I can do it in less time than what I was originally doing, and so in essence, my mind does not have a "pending" compartment. I can't focus on one thing fully, finish then move on. I have to simultaneously focus on 3 things, give my attention to one of those things more than the two and that's how I pretty much get through my day. I guess there's about 3 categories of urgency for work:

1. DEADLINES- Work with explicit deadlines
2. LIMBO- The in-betweeners that get in the way of deadlines, simply because I hate the "pending" station
3. "IT CAN WAIT"- Things that can wait mostly because I dislike doing them

Well, today I'm thankful for these categories along with just work in general. As stressful, hair-pulling and teeth-gnawing as it might be. I remember a time when I woke up each day feeling like I had no purpose because I didn't have a job. I do think that some people are defined by their job. That's not necessarily a bad thing for some who really have rewarding work. I am thankful today for having somewhere to be where people expect me, and rely on me for certain duties to get done. Albeit not the place I see my career life unfolding, it's still a stepping stone. And I would not be here were it not for God's grace. Thank you Lord.

I thought this quite appropriate:

"Thank God everyday when you get up that you have something to do that day which must be done whether you like it or not. Being forced to work and forced to do your best will breed in you temperance and self-control,diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know."
--Basil Carpenter

PS- If you want to participate in Thankful Thursdays just click on the button on my left sidebar and join the team! It's a great way to stop and remind yourself that sometimes you have to take a deep breath...Thank God...and keep moving forward!

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