Oh man, the challenges out there!

Sooooo, boys and girls!  I’m in a meeting.  It’s rocking along fairly well.  We all know our goals. We’re all dedicated and passionate.  We all understand what the organization needs.  Everyone’s excited.

Then a johnny-come-lately sits down and interjects. “I’ve got years of experience and I’m here to tell you, you don’t get it!  Here’s what you have to do!  When I did XYZ, I built Rome in a day!”

Dead silence.  The meeting screeched to a hault.  The dedicated group of committed volunteers suddenly found themselves staring at Johnny-Come-Lately thinking, “Uh, really? No kidding.”

I spoke up.  I tried to be respectful, I really did.  And later, finding myself in a brief whispered conversation en route to the door after the meeting fell apart, I bit back a nasty comment.

Oh man oh man, there are challenges out there.  People who test my resolve!  I came close to complaining, when I came home and responded to my husband’s queries with the comment that the meeting was going fairly well until– until — .  Ah, life.  Challenging sucker, isn’t it?  I complained in my mind, which might be the same as lusting in my heart.  I’m working on erradicating even the silent complaint.  That might be the biggest challenge of all!

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