Day 12: The Pleasant Blessing of Friendship

“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one’s friend springs from his earnest counsel.” (Proverb 27:9)

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10:00 AM – Greater power, greater responsibility

I thought about my going to the office late most of the time. I’ve known that as a leader of a team, that is not a good example. I am really not a morning person. But, that is no excuse. I need to work on my punctuality, focus, and organization at work. GOD has entrusted me with this job and the responsibilities that come with the position. I am accountable for it.

It will be a tough thing to do, after the disruption I had because of my depression. I lost many good aspects of my working self: motivation, focus, organization, concentration, punctuality, initiative, persistence. Well, I am determined to work on those things again. So, help me GOD.

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03:00 PM – Enjoying team’s fun time

One of my boys found a typing speed test site and suddenly we were all at it, competing and making fun of each other. It was really fun and funny. Everybody looked busy all of a sudden, typing on our keyboards. People probably thought we were really working, while we were actually playing this typing game. There was one who was really good at it and he even made me second best.

Well, it’s Friday and a bit of distraction won’t hurt.

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07:00 PM – Dinner, Nachos and Rum Chocolate Milkshake with Gal Pal

I initially planned to go out to see a movie with one of my gal pals, whom I hadn’t seen for months. But, everybody ‘wanted’‘ to see Angelina Jolie. So, we ran out of tickets. We ended up having street food for dinner and then got our expensive desserts at a coffee lounge.

We talked about a lot of things, mainly about her problem at work that was really emotionally draining for her. The funny thing is her problem was his insecure boss. I thought to myself then, there are too many insecure people, too many spirit vampires in the world. It can be bosses, family, friends, colleagues, communities, boyfriends, girlfriends, and even people who actually know nothing about us. Their insecurity and hunger for approval, acceptance, and acknowledgment can sometimes turn them into very negative people, who want to put us down to make them feel good about themselves. It can be harmful for those dealing with people like that. I and my best friend are two of the emotionally drained samples.

I also learned today that you need to share things like that with good friends. It may not give you solutions, but you will get the chance to get it out of your system before it poisons your mind. What’s more is you will probably find that you are not alone. Your friends understand you. Perhaps, they’ve been there before too. Then, you will feel life isn’t that bad and unbearable anymore.

Thank You, Lord, for my friends. Friendship is one of the greatest blessings in life.

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