another step forward

every day can be and lately, every day is another step forward... especially at work... and the best thing about it is the work does not feel like work because i love what i do even more than i loved what i used to do... and if you do what you love, it never feels like work... so i am putting in more hours each day and taking on more responsibility each day and taking care of more people each day and seeing more smiles and using my skills more each day and doing what i love to do more each day and even getting thank yous each day and it feels better than anything has for a long long time...

and i hope i am not premature in celebrating my good fortune because i'd like to be celebrating similar good fortune twenty years from now in good health doing what i love... heck, i hope to feel secure in the continued relationship with this organization next year and for the years to come... but it is, after all, today that matters most and today was a wonderful sense of moving forward and success...

this week i am focusing on buildings systems of communication and improving safety and security in the place... and i am working on building confidence in my directors and stability in my team... i am identifying bridges that need to be built between key directors and managers and identifying personality conflicts that need to be addressed... and the strongest and weakest links in the chain of leadership and communication that holds the organization together (the weakest links being the biggest risks) and keeps it moving forward improving care and services (the weakest links being obstacles to safe and positive improvements)...

it is wonderful to feel comfortable as an administrator... even as it absorbs most of my time and energy... hopefully i will continue to feel comfortable and productive and successful tomorrow :)