Monday
October 27, 2014

Life on Life's Terms

Statistics

When I got to work the next day, the copier had eaten the handouts I had politely asked it to print overnight.  I needed those handouts for a training that morning.  Clearing the jams from the copier turned out to be the highlight of the day. 

At first I thought the universe was out to get me.  Then I thought that statistically, a certain number of negative events were likely to occur. Into every life a little rain must fall.  Sometimes those negative events were going to bunch up.  My 'C' average in stats told me so.

Today I will accept that statistics are heartless, but the universe is not out to get me.

Life on Life's Terms (c) 2014 by Ken Montrose

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The right thing to do

"Hey Martell," I called out as he walked by, "Why are you retiring?  I once heard you say at an AA meeting that you loved your job."

"Retiring wasn't my idea," Martell said.  "I broke the safety regs.  I was supposed to shut down the machine and wait for the plant nurse and the safety manager. Now the insurance company considers me a risk.  My company would pay higher rates if they kept me on."

"Why didn't you follow the regs?"

"That young boy would have lost his hand by the time I shut down the machine.  Most of his arm waiting for the nurse.  I reached in and pulled his hand out with the machine running."

"You had to know you might lose your job and your own hand."

"It was the right thing to do," Martell said with a shrug.

Today I will be grateful for people who do the right thing,

 no matter what the consequences.

Relapse Prevention Group (c) 2014 by Ken Montrose