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Date: 02 March 2008 21:40:06
I've been off work for a couple of months now (new parent leave), and in a little under 12 hours time I'm going back to work. I am scared shitless apprehensive about this, because being a new parent has felt like a pretty full time occupation, and quite how I am going to fit in a 35 hour week and various travel things on top I have no idea.
Anyway, a combination of the break and some reflecting over Lent has made me decide that I will make some resolutions about how I will behave when I'm back at work. They are as follows:
1. No bitching about other people, even when they've really got my goat.
2. Do what you've said you'll do, and if you don't, don't make excuses
3. Don't try to hide unpalatable truths under nice sounding words
4. No bitching even when everyone else is doing it
5. Don't feel the need to say yes to everything
6. Try to be organised
7. No bitching.
I just find bitching is rather easy, but it's very corrosive - it strips away respect, people's reputations, and leads to others feeling unable to trust you. So I really am going to try to stop.
I've had a verse going round in my head for days now:
'From that time, the kingdom of God is forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.'
I suppose it's saying that the road to God is bloody hard, and you have to work hard at it. I feel God saying strongly that it's high time I showed some strength of character.
More old fashioned concepts. This Lent blog has been full of them.