On this particular Thursday, i am working on being thankful that I can change my mindset from a negative to a positive. My Type-A personality wants nothing more than to go to the Y, swim without stopping and leave. But it doesn't work like that.
You see, Jenny, at the front desk - her daughter found out today if she got a teaching job in Arizona for this fall and her son is being deployed to Kuwait in January. Jenny was in tears. Jenny needed a friend. I'm thankful that was me.
Glenn, at the ripe old age of 83, wanted to share a bit more of his life story with me. His wife was a teacher, my husband is a teacher. It only took some of my time to listen.
Steven, our lifeguard, was frustrated with his parents - and honestly, rightly so. It took thirty minutes to talk through his situation and that which was fine because there wasn't a soul in the pool area besides the two of us.
After answering Linda's question in the locker room of how I'm doing with a "fine", I thought I'd better ask her the same. She wasn't doing fine. Her husband is battling cancer and he's lost so much weight. She's tired.
In this time of Covid, I am thankful that I have time to give, even in ways that my Type-A personality doesn't want to.
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