Serendipity

In recent weeks I’ve come to see how interesting life can be. We live our lives in a routine state, not paying attention to the small details around us. We pass people on a daily basis never knowing truly who someone is. Yet we seek for change so desperately that we are blinded by our daily routines, blinded to new thoughts or conversations, blinded with no space to fruition because of our own ignorance.

Routine is necessary for stability but the question we must ask now is for how long before routine becomes detrimental to growth. To eat the same food everyday will only drive a human crazy. Routine is in terms a necessary step to finding change where we couldn’t before. What routine allows for us as humans to do is process the stability needed to keep our lives afloat but be open to understanding any differentiating factor being introduced. Whether those differentiating factors are people, places or things that come into our lives, each has an idea, a thought or means to allow change. Are you open to it?

You see, back in January I was transitioning from working as a CEO to being a custodian and my 8 year routine was shattered into pieces that I thought I could never pick up. I was introduced to team after team, people after people who became my routine and stability. Offered a chance for growth where I felt I was done growing. I would eventually meet the team that I would be with for the next 5 months.

My initial step for stability which led me to getting a custodian job would than change the course of my life. I was led by those younger and older than I, those who shared there life, there work ethic, there principles and joys. I slowly saw the changes in who I was becoming. A young man by the name of James would teach me so much about the love he had for being a custodian. The love he had for his team, the people he felt were his family away from family. I would slowly incorporate these changes into my routine which would slowly change how my routine would be.

I would move to another facility to work with a woman named Karen. She is a woman of infinite kindness and resilience. Taught me kindness and appreciation. Each person, each place and each move I’ve made has changed the beauty in my routine. Karen and I would speak everyday, working together allowed for us to share our principles in life, our stories and build a great bond.

I’m being moved again to a new facility, open to the idea that there is a reason why, understanding that I’ve taken what I needed to and given as much of myself to each person I’ve come into contact with. I walked into each situation as a co-worker, and walked out a much better person, walked out with friends who have shared so much of there best, how could I disappoint? My job is much more than a custodian, I’ve come to understand that I am a student, a teacher and a human to those who welcome me into there lives.

Open your eyes to the differences in your routine, for opening your eyes will only lead you to opportunities that will take you places you could’ve never imagined. You have the ability to be so much more than what you think but a full glass of water cannot enjoy a beautiful sweet tea without first emptying your cup.