"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
Dalai Lama
On Halloween I wore my famous pirates costume to work.
It really is fabulous, even if I do say so myself . I look cute in it, with my make-up done in a theatrical manor, the red jacket all the pearls and gold chains etc.
It looks like a real stage costume.
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Now, my boss happens to be an owner of this HUGE business. She was so sweet on Halloween to everyone. But to me she said; " I have never seen anything so cute", "Renee, you look adorable in that costume!"
At the end of the day when things were winding down ....
(I will refer to my boss as 'Laura' - you may need to remind me later that I decided to call her 'Laura')
Laura came into the 'bull pin', (where sales people
hang out waiting for their turn on the floor) which she never does - and I was on the schedule to work until 8pm.
Laura said; "you really look so cute that you should go to your Halloween party earlier rather than later."
HUH?
Such sweetness.
And today I did not write a sale, but I do have a few House Calls (design jobs) in the works,
and Laura knows that.
But YOU know...until they sign and buy - it is only 'drawings and fabric swatches.'
And I need to write business to keep my job.
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Today at the end of the day I was outside having an evil ciggie break and
Laura said to me; "Are your people coming in tomorrow to buy?"
" I don't want them trying to take advantage of you."
Did Laura say 'take advantage of me?'
That is so very much not the style I know her to have. That was sincere concern , and she meant it.
Awwww....really, (so nice) I thought she might say;
"If you don't pick your numbers up this position will not work out"
You can imagine how relived I was. I felt all warm inside towards her.
So, it is a funny thing that it was just this morning that I brought Laura a purple orchid from my garden, and I put it in an old vintage silver creamer that I have just like the one in this post.
Laura works too hard, and she works ALL THE TIME.
I do not know how she deals with the stress.
Once in a while she loses her 'GRACE'...but she is entitled.
*Everyone needs someone sometime.
The gesture made her happy. Laura smiled and thanked me.
xx's
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