Hadn't worked one of those in, well, ever. But something broke at the office and I'm responsible. So I enjoyed life as a two-shift employee, mastering the timer cycle of the auto-shut-off lights. Spooking a security guard or two in the darkened hallways. Bringing a change of clothes and contact solution every day. Hitting the pillow at 2:00 a.m. for several nights in a row. Bathing in incandescent glow while the longest day of the summer season slipped past. All in the name of reconciling some tax-related figures that one in ten thousand people pay any mind.
Still, life held its balance. Gave a training presentation to new employees. Got a quick visit to the gym every day. Ate right. Honored my basketball camp commitment. Visited my father-in-law on his day. And tomorrow God willing I'll get home early enough to give Mom a call.
You've never lost until you've let them steal your smile. Toughness is facing your problems like a spectator, and swooping in enthusiastically to help. Success is approaching failure with the confidence that things will be better. Winners refuse to see themselves as victims, no matter how hard their darker side screams otherwise.
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