After a serious bout with the flu (I believe it was H1N1) I'm feeling human again. Sunday morning I jumped around, sang a song or two, smiled until my face felt like it was going to crack. Life is good my friend. Even something as minor as a 4 day flu can make you appreciate your health. Take a breath and enjoy your health.
In my positive mood I'd like to tell you about a lady I meet today. I'm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin today and tomorrow staying in a Hilton.(that's a different story that I'll share tomorrow) While I was sitting here working on one of my websites, someone knocks on the door. It's housekeeping. She was a 50 something year old black woman with a round face and a smile. As she worked around me, she was all smiles. We talked for a while about Milwaukee, the hotel, and her attitude. She was easy to laugh, fun to talk to and kept that infectious smile.
Here's her story - She has worked at this hotel for 30 years as a housekeeper. She would like to retire but can't afford to so she has no plans to retire soon. All of the rooms that she cleans look exactly alike. There's a meeting about changing the bed spreads today and she's excited about that. She has friends who have worked in this same hotel for 35+ years. Her parents were happy people too. Her kids are too.
Honestly, if I had her job I'd be cutting my wrists within a week. Looking at 100 rooms that were exactly same, changing the same towels, making the same bed 100 times everyday would bore me to tears. I'd feel like I was stuck in an episode of Groundhog's day. But this wonderful lady was so happy. She saw the positives in life. Her life wasn't great but she savored the good moments, the good friends and the family.
I want to be like that. I want to see the joy and happiness in an average day. I want to enjoy the silly things that kid's say. Someday, I want to be an old man with big smile lines. I want to "be content in whatever the circumstances".
Ron
Here's her story - She has worked at this hotel for 30 years as a housekeeper. She would like to retire but can't afford to so she has no plans to retire soon. All of the rooms that she cleans look exactly alike. There's a meeting about changing the bed spreads today and she's excited about that. She has friends who have worked in this same hotel for 35+ years. Her parents were happy people too. Her kids are too.
Honestly, if I had her job I'd be cutting my wrists within a week. Looking at 100 rooms that were exactly same, changing the same towels, making the same bed 100 times everyday would bore me to tears. I'd feel like I was stuck in an episode of Groundhog's day. But this wonderful lady was so happy. She saw the positives in life. Her life wasn't great but she savored the good moments, the good friends and the family.
I want to be like that. I want to see the joy and happiness in an average day. I want to enjoy the silly things that kid's say. Someday, I want to be an old man with big smile lines. I want to "be content in whatever the circumstances".
Ron
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