Suck
it up, Buttercup! That is what my spousal unit said to me last week when I was
expressing my angst about the changes taking place at my place of employment.
We are in the midst of re-organization. People’s roles are changing. Titles,
job descriptions, territories, scopes of influence, reporting structures, best
practices, methods of doing business, and culture are all changing. It is
disconcerting on the best days. It can feel overwhelming on the most
challenging days.
But
my husband’s “suck it up, Buttercup” was
a reminder that I have so many reasons to feel grateful. Yes, there are myriad
changes afoot. Everybody from top to bottom must accept and adjust to the Brave
New World. A learning curve is inevitable.
There
are colleagues who are unhappy and resistant. But resistance is futile. Wishing
for what was will not make what is any easier.
I am
committed to embracing the changes to the best of my abilities. Since I have no
control over these changes, I have two choices – I can decide to resent the
situation; or I can decide to accept what is inevitable and do my best to move
forward with a positive attitude.
Fortunately,
I’ve learned after decades of trying to control the uncontrollable that I have
control over only one thing – my attitude.
The friends and teachers that shared their experiences, strength and
hope during my years in Al-Anon, where I sought and found recovery from living
with those suffering from addiction, gave me the tools I can use in every
aspect of my life to be focused on positivity, the serenity to accept the
things I cannot change, and the wisdom to understand that over which I have no control.
I am grateful for the road map that the 12 steps of Al Anon provided to live a
happy life filled with peacefulness and an attitude of gratitude.
Sometimes
I need reminding. So I do appreciate my husband making me laugh with the
jolting, out of character “suck it up, Buttercup”!
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