Yes, in case you’re wondering, I have noticed a theme in my posts of late. Seems as though I’ve been talking “dirty” for a week now, but I can’t help it. I’m not the type of blogger who can write posts ahead of time, I’m a spontaneous girl and it’s just kind of a coincidence that these entries share a common theme.

Anyway…

I drove to the local convenience store today to get some milk. The smell when I walked in…well…if you live in a rural area and are used to the smell of horses and other farm fresh aromas…well you know what I was smelling. It happened to be a very busy day at Clow’s Red & White (Bobby Clow’s to pretty much everyone on PEI) and I had the pleasure of waiting behind some hungry farm workers lined up for hot soup.

When I was next in line, one of the men said to the woman behind the counter, “You’re gonna have to mop the floor after we leave!” (It really was pretty dirty.)

The clerk rang in the gentleman’s lunch, smiled and said, “Bobby used to say he loves having a dirty floor because that means there are people in the store!”

I smiled at a memory of Bobby and could see him saying such a thing. It reminded me of when my mother says she never minds doing dishes because that means we ate another meal.

The kind of attitude shared by Bobby and my mother is the kind of attitude I think we should all have – in business and in life. Instead of looking at something as an inconvenience or a nuisance, try to find the blessing.

I’m going to try not to complain about my millions of emails because that means people are getting in touch with me.

I’ll try (really hard) not to gripe about the time I have to spend invoicing because that means I have paying clients.

I’m going to try not to swear under my breath when I step in a sticky puddle of apple juice or smoosh a graham cracker under my barefoot because that means I have beautiful children here with me and can afford to buy snacks for them.

I could go on all day with this, but I want to hear from you. What’s your dirty floor? Do you have a “pain” that you can turn around into a blessing?

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