Having been in Aritao, going back to Solano (11-11-11)
I will borrow the line of Steve Jobs in one of his speech, “Sometimes life throws a brick on your head, and finds a tasteful medicine after.”
One morning, it’s too heavy for me to get out of bed- I feel exhausted.
It’s time to go to work, doing my daily routine over and over again. I am not complaining it’s just that I’m totally BURNED OUT.
I talk to God and I lay my cards on the table on HIM.
May 19, 2011 is one of the most shocking moment in my life. Our compliance officer fetched me from my office to Aritao branch.
SHOCKING!
In a sense of wanting to know the reasons why I need to be there. There are a lot of questions on my mind during those times. A questions like, “Was this a punishment? Where did I go wrong?”
I can’t find an answer thinking it overnight.
I talk to God saying “Lord you know that I almost gave my all in this position. Although I am not comfortable to what is happening right now, I will leave it all to you because you know what’s best for me”.
The next day, I had my first time trip via jeep riding going to my new post. The agony of being transferred was there, maybe because of certain adjustments. It is a one hour trip one way, every day. So I need to adjust time.
While on my way, I am playing in my mind that my office is in Makati because of the travel time. I am imagining to take a step in a stairway such like a three storey building, because in reality it is just a small one.
The wind blows to my hair without noticing the green natures such as the trees, mountains & rice land along the way.
Little by little the blurry picture becomes clearer and clearer.
And now I am traveling back again, but this time it will be the last because I need to go back to my post.
Six months has been passed and I cannot describe my feelings staring at the trees, mountains & rice land. Only by now, God’s creation catches my attention. For I know, I will no longer see the green leafy views daily.
Then it crossed to my mind the two buildings in Aritao and Solano, the staffs on both offices, the clients from the two towns.
RBBI Solano Branch
RBBI Aritao Branch
Now I am making a comparison between the old and the new designated posts. Some people say that the worst thing that you can do is to compare yourself to others. My standpoint, it depends on how you response in getting to know your weakness.
It is good to compare yourself to others for you to strengthen your weakness. In a business world today they conduct a benchmark study to improve their product and services thru innovations, same way in a two home that I have been through.
In a nut shell, my experience for six months improved my patience and stress tolerance, to both staff and clients. After self- assessment to my level of stress which is too high, an action woman before turned to slow down.
I have learned both branches banking operation weaknesses and I have assessed prospects for improvement. Ultimately, I gained friends.
Connecting backwards, God granted my request to have a new environment to change my inner dispositions. He allowed me to see the things I never use to look up to.
Moreover, He pulled me out of my comfort zone to be an instrument in helping others.
When we are in a chaos of unhappy circumstance, remember this:
Stay out living in a bitterness, use this quotation as an inspiration
And now, it feels like I am on a Cloud Nine.
Not because I am leaving Aritao, neither I am going back home!
It is because of what I have earned, and what I become
Thank you JESUS for making me worthy and I thank YOU for loving ME.
