Ash 42...bright side...

I am actually looking quite forward to the next step of my life. I know that I am entering a brand new stage in this journey and, although I am nervouse, I am so ready to move on from this place. This has been one of the hardest months of my life in a very long time. I have been overwhelmed in almost all of my commitments--cell group, job, friendships, personal issues. I am very ready to welcome in something else. Today was probably the worst day of work I have ever had. To get into the reasons why would take a lifetime unless you've already heard me talk about my job, in which case, today was just worse than usual. My boss is continually confronting me for absolutely no reason. She only became my team-leader at the beginning of this month, knows nothing about my, or any of our, jobs, and yet she comes in with a "better-than-you" attitude and tells us to do things that will not work. I made the mistake today to try and talk to her in a calm and humble attitude about some of the things that aren't working in my attempt to train the girl replacing me. (Freaking, no human can learn 6 months worth of stuff in 2 weeks) But my boss freaked out at me, unjustifiedly, in front of my whole department. Luckily I resisted the urge to fight back, and the urge to walk out. Also, good was that everyone in my department heard how unreasonable she was being so they know it wasn't my fault. Funny, how good that feels eh? To know that other people know that you are not wrong. Hmmm...anyway I'm trying to get to the point. When I resumed training the girl, I was right pissed off and in a very bad mood, and whenever I would start to almost cry, the guy that sits across from me would look over and say "Ashley, what is the bright side?" The response he was looking for was "only 4 more days Rico". But it made me think. Even in that crisis moment of wanting to cry and/or run away, there was a bright side to be had. What was the bright side of your day today? Mine is actually that in those painful moments, I have friends that will stand with me. Sometimes it's all you need to know, to know that things are not hopeless.