Attachment (3)

As each new term approaches, this song comes to mind and I sing it.

Another year is dawning
Dear Father let it be
In working or in waiting
Another year with Thee

It's my new year theme song every year.

So, how has my attachment been going? I'm glad you asked because that's exactly what I'm gonna tell you about! :D

I'm getting increasingly familiar with the litigation process, and in particular, the administrative support behind each piece of paper filed. Sometimes I still daydream about being a therapist (or someone who has the capacity to make others feel great) or a teacher impacting little children. Anyway, in the office, there are holes to punch, things to type, judgments to read, and lessons to learn. And I sure have a lot to learn with regard to relationships at work. The pleasant and unpleasant experiences have been, cumulatively speaking, good for my growth.

Today was exceptional. I was sent to pass something to a partner and ended up having a chat about dogs and relationships at work. She managed to make sense of my string of words and spoke from her experience with such wisdom. This is one lady who has managed to balance her family and work life, while being such a nice people-person to just about everyone from the senior partners to the cleaner lady, confident yet not proud, easy to talk to and non-condescending, which I appreciated very much, considering the fact that I (a very sensitive person) was attempting to bare my soul in seeking counsel. Her faith, she said, plays a big role in the way she treats others (and so should it for me...)

The gist of what she said included:
To always speak what is true.
To be genuine.
To see a person as a person regardless of rank.
To never be mean to others.
To keep away from extremes, neither hiding away completely nor being open about everything personal.
You cannot control what people say about you, but you can control how you react.

Strange how simple thoughts as these would be so meaningful after experiencing conflict with colleagues. And how comforting to have these words spoken in a gentle way to me. This makes me want to be like her in the future.

Dear Lord, let me be someone who glorifies you. Make me more like Christ.

I'll be hitting the sky again in 12 days. Third year begins not long after. Did I mention, 2nd year results were like ais kacang, A B B C! I know it was way better than it would have been without God. May I never think that I could achieve it on my own. The Lord is good and kind to the evil and ungrateful, like me. :)