Manager: So, how is Charlotte today?
Me: I’m good. You know…no complaints. *smiling*
Manager: You always a have smile; no matter what you have a smile on your face…
Me: (interrupting) I have my bad days where I complain and voice my opinions.
Manager: But that does not happen often. Some people complain all the time…
That is just a little of one of my most recent conversations for which I am thankful. I am my own worst critic. No matter how rare, I absolutely hate it when a situation occurs and I am left feeling like, “Oh God, I didn’t handle that right.” On the other hand, there will be times when I feel like I should have kept my opinion to myself. However, when people can witness seeing past “Charlotte” to what they do not understand, it causes me to look deep within myself. I look deep within because it has nothing to do with self-discipline (I am not that patient). It has nothing to do with me being good on my own (trust me I have inner help). I know it is Christ's light within that gives me grace—grace to do what does not just come “natural.” Therefore, I say these things not out of remorsefulness but out of a heart of thankfulness that in spite of me, the good Lord leads my life in a way that will preserve His good name that I wear. “He refreshes and restores my soul (life); He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” (Psalm 23:3 Amplified)
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