Just Grin and Bear it?

Last summer my husband took a job as a bear guard. I found it as a joke because it sounded hilarious. He walks around the miners and scares away bears if they get to close. It ended up being the job he loved all summer! He was gone… the whole time. I was doing school and working and helping kiddos take care of 4H animals and life and…. it was a lot. I didn’t love it. He was gone all the time with the military and I was hoping his next job would have him home more, not less.

Flash forward to now. They loved him out there and he has had a hard time setting up school with the lovely VA. They called and offered him a spot for a few days. We like paying our bills, so he took it! (Well… we like fun too, but bills come first!) I hate it when he has to leave. I know it is a reality for so many, but we have a lot going on right now. I figured I would just grin and bear it!

This week in class, the whole week we talked about moving forward. While it was talking about business I kept feeling chastised about my poor attitude. “Mental creation ends up being physical creation.” “Focus on what you want to become.” “Seek to understand first and then to be understood.”

Whatever. Can’t I just be a whiny baby for a minute?

And then we read a short summary of the 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. I have read it before. Obviously I needed the review. I love how the first part mentions that we all have good habits and bad habits. But how you have to be proactive and make changes.

Guess I will go put on my big girl panties!