Christien Louviere

Everyone has those days when something kinda important happens.  It doesn’t always have to be bad or heartbreaking.  It can be something positive.  Just something deep to make you think.  It can be something on a large scale such as the tsunami out in the Indian ocean.  A world that seems far away from me as an American.  It seems exotic, but so hits so close to home.  The human element comes to task.  It can be something local to you such as the 6 guardsmen Louisiana just lost.  You could be in the Mac cult, which makes this one of two very exciting times for you.  It doesn’t matter the magnitude or the connotations…just what’s important to you.

For me, the last 5 days have just been serious.  It hasn’t all been negative or directly aimed at me.  I try to walk that fine line between cocky and confident, but in times such as these I like to think that I handle pressure situations pretty well.  Those who know me, know that I’m pretty even keel.  I don’t get too up or too down because you never know when the times will abruptly change.  This week was perfect to test my ability to juggle several things at once.  My week was typical in that I had work and my IOP class, but I had news, happenings and advice to hand out/receive.  I will not get into on here because I’m not sure all the involved party’s would want their business on here.  The public things such as Buddy D or the local Guardsmen, someone close to me being scared or someone close to me having an unusually awesome week for the first time in a while.  I had a client today that I rode with, and two opposite people from different walks of life became a little closer.  In this case, it was bigger than just us.  It made an impact on others.  Moreover,  I had two conversations about life with a close friend and mentor.  All things that made me do a good deal of thinking this week.

Things we need to keep reminding ourselves:

• Be thankful for whomever raised you.  For most of us, it’s our parents.  I am extremely fortunate in this regard.  Even if you were raised by horrible people, they helped you to become a stronger person and realized who you don’t want to be.
• Don’t take for granted where you are living especially if it’s in a country with a modern way of life.  If you live in CA right now, think about a hurricane that hits Haiti real hard.  It becomes life threatening chaos.  In the US, we have groups that help each other.
• Hate your job?  5% of this country is without one.  Blame it on whomever you wish, but you have one.  Work hard…build up on your experience and your skills.  One day you might get a better one.  If nothing else, take pride in the fact that you’re doing the work.
• The more sensitive this country becomes…the weaker it is becoming.  Everyone needs to stop being a victim.  Be strong don’t make excuses.  Try to get closer to your opposites…don’t push them away.  This country is very good right now, but it can be great again.
• Remember the people that helped you get where you’re sitting right now.