Ever have a case of the Mondays? I have, that’s for sure.
Today was different. Today I was happy to face the day. I was happy to face a Monday.
no
cares could destroy
Apparently, I was the only one.
When I walked into my office area at
work (it’s a cave-like office filled with cubes), my coworkers were not having
such a glorious morning.
The work was wearing on them.
Oh, I’ve been there. As recently as Friday.
This business of helping gets a little
too close sometimes, wears on the heart too much.
I think I asked, how are you taking care of yourself, multiple times. Because social workers love to be social worked by other social workers. No, not really. But sometimes, we need to call each other
out.
We need to remind ourselves of our
truths.
When the work gets hard, there are some
things that I need to remind myself of-my truths. Those constants in life that don’t change,
regardless of what happens during the day.
I am a good person. I care about
people. I am not here to fix or save anyone. Perfection does
not exist. Sometimes, I will only get to
share a moment of someone’s journey, and that is ok. Simply being present with someone during
their struggle is important. I get to go
home to a family that loves me. I am
enough.
We all have to find our truths.
They keep us going in those hard
moments.
They provide the light for the dark
moments.
They remind us that we are already
enough.
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