I Was Wrong

Ugh, I knew I was wrong today. I received a text that was pretty aggravating. I had been working outside in the heat, sweat rolling down my face, hitting my shirt in little sweat drops. Working for free, doing work that I had never done before, and relied on YouTube for instructions with, just to keep people happy. I had to run to the hardware store for the 3rd time and had a message on my phone with complaints . . . . Mostly unfounded, crabby, nit-picky complaints.

I took a deep breath and started to respond. Nope, I knew I was too upset, it was best to wait and calm down. I went to the hardware store, got my item, went back to my vehicle, and responded to the text. I shouldn’t have. I knew I was still too upset. I was completely snarky. But, I told myself, I did respond better than I would have if I had responded the 10 minutes before. Yep, you read that right. I literally only waited only about 10 minutes.

Later in the day, I had a meeting with this woman. She was super nice – not like the fake kind of nice, just nice. Crap. I mean the message she sent earlier was not necessary and kind of crappy. But that was no reason for my response. My response was still a reflection of me and my character.

I apologized. And guess what? She responded with grace and understanding . . . like I should have done earlier.

Tonight I am thankful for the warm response to my apology, for the chance to apologize. And I am thankful for the reminder that 10 minutes is not always enough time to clear my head and respond well!