Sad

Nasty, ugly day at work. For my part, I got a lot of work done - very productive.  Also, I realized cannot change my coworkers.  They are who they are.  I will stand up to them when a situation with regard to making the company look good warrants it.  Other than that, if they want to act like stupid little children... that is their shortcoming.

Read in Management class about dealing with conflict and emotional intellience.  There are several ways to deal with conflict:  avoid, force, compromise, accommodate, and collaborate.  In this case, I tried to collaborate.  I hope it works.  Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize emotions and manage them, in oneself and in others.  People with low emotional intelligence are bound to take the low road.  I cannot change them, but I can recognize my emotions and try to keep them in check.  The better I am at not getting irked, not letting my emotions out of control, the better the office will be.  Who knows?  Maybe it will rub off on some of the juveniles in that place.

And then, outside of management class, I have to remind myself that God loves me.  He's there with me in the struggles.  He has a plan and a purpose for Sweet P and I.  I'm not alone.  Sometimes the storms are scary, but He's always there.  He also cares about this ministry where I try to work.  It represents Him.  Everything I do day in, day out, should be glorifying to Him.  That is why we are here.  Put the pettiness aside and be overwhelmed by the grace of God.  That is where I want to be.