Somewhere along the line, I realized I didn't want to be a one-woman show. No wait, I know exactly where along the line this happened: It was the end of my first six months working my current job, and I was in the dregs of strategic planning. To encourage me, my boss photoshopped (yes, he's the kind of man who does this) my face onto a picture of Wonder Woman. Seeing that poorly edited animation reminded me of the fact that I don't want to be Wonder Woman. I want to do the best I can, utilizing my skills, and facilitating the good use of others' skills around me. I want to depend on the people around me, which also means surrounding myself with dependable people.
I depend on my husband to make me laugh. I depend on my mom to remind me what I'm capable of. I depend on my brother to spend 2 hours on the phone helping edit my resume. I depend on my sister to believe in me. I depend on my dad to quietly support (and ask mom for the details later).
Sometimes I may feel like I'm standing on the front of a rickety raft, paddling with a stick and unsure of where I'm going (or why I'm even in the water!)- but then I remember that there is a whole community of people holding the back of my shirt so I won't fall in or drown.
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