UPDATE – Mom just frantically phoned and informed me that it is not employee of the month but a monthly “Choosing your Attitude” and that there are three people per month chosen for this because of their great attitude. I still like to think of it as employee of the month though!
Well, I need to say how proud I am of my Mother over the last few months and how thankful I am that she is in my life.
She was nominated for employee of the month where she works and this is her month! There are over 1000 people who are employed in her office; this is a huge honor for her!
Each month, whomever is nominated and chosen is given a ceiling tile to paint and is also asked to write something that means something to them. The ceiling tile is framed for one month and placed in a prominent area for all employees to see along with the write-up and a photo of the employee. After the month is up the ceiling tile is placed into the ceiling with the other tiles from employee of the months’ gone by.
These are her words and above is her painting:
Attitude
Someone said to me one time
‘It takes one to know one’
so to the person who nominated me, ‘right back at you’.What we see in another is a reflection of ourselves.
It’s All About Attitude……..Wow, so true,
and we’re all learners.I have to get up about two and a half hours before my shift starts in order to
psych myself up to come in here to work.No, not really,
however, I do like to see day break when the sun comes up AND
I also love to see a beautiful sunset.It’s not for us to fully understand the whys of all our life’s circumstances,
but for sure I need all of you in my life right now or I would not be here. It’s that simple.It’s an amazing journey and I love it.
We are all part of this humongous mosaic and it’s really quite extraordinary
so I choose to just enjoy being a part of it. When the time comes to move on and it will,
so be it.There are frustrating times, but those are challenges for me to overcome somehow,
and from which I can choose to learn and grow.
There are sad times and happy times, each with it’s own blessings,
both of which I continue to appreciate as the years go by.My encounters with another human being each day are precious moments
and just a tiny glimpse into someone else’s life.
These contacts are given to me. If perhaps someone has a frown one day,
I try to remember to look beyond and deeper,
because I’ve been there too or it could be me in their shoes,
like the song ‘Rainy Day People’ by Gordon Lightfoot.Louella
I love you Mom and congratulations! xoxo
Words and painting in this blog post are copyright protected © 2010
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Yay!!! Congratulations, Jessica’s Mom!
The ceiling tile is so beautiful, and what a creative, morale-boosting idea to hang employee-created artwork in prominent places!
Wow Louella, that is amazing. Congratulations, you deserve it. The ceiling tile is beautiful. xoxo
CONGRATS TO YOUR MOM!!!!
I love the painting, and her words are fantastic! Looking for the good in people and seeing beyond their attitudes! It’s wonderful how she perceives even uncooperative people or a bad situation as a learning experience! Food for thought!
Awww, congrats to your mom. And how creative and beautiful of an idea for them to do that for their employees.
I love what she wrote so much, I’m printing it out to inspire me! Love her painting too.
I’m sure my mom read all the congrats from you all !!! Thanks so much for the kind words! xo
Just read this now and it’s wonderful.
Congratulations on having a fabulous outlook and being an inspiration.
That made my day reading that, how inspiring
Congrats to your Mom Jessica, I can see why your so proud of her!