Tolerance, do you have it?

One of my well known strengths is my ability to put up with the crap I deal with at work, (in my customer service job) yet keeping a good attitude.

These are just a few of the reasons I have been able to outlast many others.

Ask yourself some of these questions and compare.

  Maybe you can draw some helpful information from these examples.

What do I do when I am wronged on purpose? 



Many persons in the service field face similar challenges.

My co-worker threw away the bleach I was using to clean up with on purpose.  (Now not everyone has this exact experience, but you can get the gist.) I was especially mad 'cause I had to politely ask the favor of getting that bleach from a different section, and now I would have go ask their indulgence again.  I was mad, but I paused, and made the correct action which was to go and ask so that I could replace it rather than fighting with her.  She knows what she did was wrong, and that's why she did it.  There are very few things that can't be replaced in life.  I chose to be placid, keep my peace and my job.

Do you have the endurance to reach the fulfillment of your dreams?





Be like this tree, unmoved. 

The concrete fence was

there, but this tree was so

stubborn or determined

that it grew over it. 

It chose not to be moved.

What do I do when my co-worker bumped into me and didn't say sorry, but I do the same and it's as though the world comes to an end?  Even though she bumped into me, I said sorry so that I could avoid a problem.  At least she can't say I didn't say sorry.  There are times when anger gets the better of me and I respond with an action which justifies my feelings.  But I notice that after I have handled it in that manner, I tend to spend time worrying about the repercussions of my actions.  I realize I feel more satisfied when I swallow my pride and do what is best for myself overall and appease persons no matter how much humble pie I have to devour.  At least that way I know that I can maintain my job, and ultimately my way of life.

Do you keep on pressing forward when all appears lost?





A sea of lemons,

but it only takes one lemon

to make a glass of lemonade.



What do I do when a co-worker calls me an "imbecile" or when another co-worker says I have early Alzheimer's.  I ignore them and remind myself that one, I work at a job where I am competing as a person whom manages mental health issues against persons who do not,  that in itself is a great feat.  And two, in the job I am at I don't have to necessarily be smarter or stronger or even more powerful; all I have to do is be more enduring.  All I have to do is outlast them. 

Do you keep on when the joy is gone,

and the process is just a routine?



Building a home may not seem exciting,
but look at all the benefits of the process,
of the routine.

A routine isn’t exactly a bad thing. 

 It can be the good practice that keeps on going

when you don’t feel the motivation to carry on.

What do I do when they talk about my mother? 



I rise above and I be the only

flower among a multitude of weeds.

I remind myself of what my mother said, that persons comment on others because they have not lived long enough to be empathetic.  In other words, they have not gone through enough to sympathise with your situation.

What do I do when I feel like I can't take it anymore?  I pray.

 

I have church anywhere I want to after all, He's in my heart.

 

If God keeps on opening your eyes every

morning and you keep on breathing in and out you

still have an opportunity to be more than you currently are.

What do I do when I feel discouraged at work?





This smile would not be there at this point
in time if I did not work.  It would be
clouded with worry of how to make my ends
meet instead of enjoying this very special moment.



I remind myself of all the benefits I enjoy
because I have this job. 

What do I do when I feel like I can't show my face at work due to embarrassment from the treatment I face?





These shoes were made for walking.

I keep putting one foot in front of the other

until I reach my workplace. 

What do I do when I feel like I don't know how much longer I will have this job? 

I remind myself that I had felt like this before and I make sure I arrive early to work.

I remind myself that I am a Taurus,
known for being bull-headed. . .



I turn an obstinate attitude into . . .











persistence.



You can turn it around.





Take one step at a time.

Continue.

Continue.


Continue.

Try.

Try.

Try.

I choose to be like a weed.  No matter how many times it is uprooted, it re-establishes itself in the same spot and continues to grow.

Now ask yourself, do you have what it takes to persevere?