Growth is always hard, but endearingly beautiful.
(Picture by Lisa R.)

Yesterday was a hard day, I posted about my reprimand. Last night after my post, I had an overwhelming sense that I needed to apologize to my boss. I spent a great part of my night struggling with God because, like I stated before, the situation was escalated beyond logic. My “human-ness” thought it unfair to apologize for a situation I did not initiate. Here’s what I was reminded of: my boss also did not initiate this situation, but it still reflected on her. I misrepresented her, my department, and my co-workers. Whether it was an innocent mistake or not, I still had to be responsible for my role and my actions. So today I did just that (it was soooooo HARD), I apologized to everyone that my actions affected. Humbling is the best way to describe it, yet it was also refreshing. Here’s what I have learned in the past two days. We will fall (you’re not perfect, despite what you may believe). We have the option of staying down and blaming our fall on those around us or we can stand up, admit our faults, take responsibility for our actions, learn from our mistakes, and GROW forward. The first option keeps us down. The second option moves us forward. At the end of the day, the choice is ours to make. Today, I chose to GROW.

“He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble His way” (Psalm 25:9).

So what am I thankful for today? Growth, even if it is humbling.