Success is a personal standard
Posted By jessi on February 13, 2011
Today is a beautiful day, the sun is shining and it is cold outside. I have had a hard time getting to my blog this week. In fact, I am a week behind. Upon my return from Florida, where I had my water pump go out on my Monte Carlo, my transmission went out. WOW! When it hits, it hits hard. I thought that it would be a simple procedure, but $2,000 later I have a rebuilt transmission. I can remember the days when I bought a new car for $2,000. Now that dates me for sure.
God remains faithful even in our weakness. I know this to be true but the daily walk is not so easy. Work has been difficult as the acuity of my patients is becoming more intense. I have no problem with working hard but when the emphasis becomes more political than the care that I want to give, then- I must reconsider my options. The health care industry is failing and I see no end to it. Now do not get me wrong, there are many dedicated doctors and nurses who are working very hard to make a difference. It is just that ‘patient satisfaction’ means more than giving the patient what they need for the improvement of their health. At some point we must make a stand for what we believe. Choices are not always easy.
I have been following my ‘high school friends’ comments. You know it is awesome to realize who we are and who we were. There are so many friendships that I missed out on in high school. I regret that I did not get to know them better than I did. It was hard for me then, due to some experiences that I chose to block out of my life. The only problem is that I missed so much in relationships that are extremely important when one gets to be my age. It is a lonely world, but renewed friendships make it worth continuing the walk.
Please pray for the family of Mike Henderson who passed this week. Services will be this week end.
The choice that I must make soon will be to continue working as I have been, or give that part of my life up and become solely and “Exfuze Distributor”. I am not as many of you who have planned and prepared for your retirement time. I made many bad choices over the years. Yes I raised my family and lived a successful life. I am a working woman and have done so since I was 16yrs of age. I have never been dependent upon anyone. When my husband passed, I was left with nothing but bills. I do not blame him as we made those choices together. I will be starting the end of my life with NOTHING of a secure financial standing, but with a passion for improving the health of as many people that I can. God has blessed me in so many ways… by sparing my life from death when I was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer and Bone Cancer. Now He has given the opportunity to share my testimony with as many people who will hear me. My success is not in the end result, but in the getting there.
Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the
doing, not the getting -- in the trying, not the triumph, Success is a personal standard — reaching for the highest that is in us — becoming all that we can be.
If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
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