Journey 2 Zendipity

Many years ago, I worked as an Executive Assistant to a Top Advisor and constantly on the phone with her clients. A lot of them were older and the one thing a lot of them had in common was, it felt like they were just really excited to talk to someone. One of her clients in particularly taught me a lot of grace in a short time. It’s been many years since he passed away, I was probably theist person he spoke to (aside from his nurses) before he passed and the things he said have stuck with me.

Years later and they still make me stop in my track so for what ever reason, in this moment, I am being urged to stop and relive them. Share them.

So here are the golden nuggets from a grumpy, sometimes perverted, old man who only really spoke kindly to the people he liked haha

First, he would start with “Rise & Shine or Rise & Whine!” Every call I would complain about not having enough caffeine before picking up the phone and he would say “K, You can rise and shine or rise and whine but the rising isn’t a choice!” – lol keep in mind, he was at the end of his patience with life. So that was a low-key diss to the rising and a high-key diss to my not-so-perky, caffeine-deprived ass! haha

He would at some point bitch and moan about people, everyone really, then remind me ” We are always either being humbled or humbling another!” – Keep in mind, he was a man who didn’t have a family at the end. I never asked, I never butted in but he didn’t have loved ones surrounding him. So it sounds like wise words from someone that learned their lesson?? Or someone who used “I’m humbling them” as an excuse to be an ass. who knows.. either could be true but I definitely take it as a sweet way to look at certain lessons.

Lastly & one of my favorites – Fall Gracefully – “Grace is a bitch but if you are going to fall, you want to do that shit gracefully” – LOL Pero, like what?! Seriously.. Rewind that back? haha, I always took this as the “fall down 7 , rise up 8” but with a twist of “remain kind to others while you are in this journey”. Yet honestly, I have no idea what he really meant. Truthfully, it just cracked me up hearing this man in his elder bitter loving voice cussing things out. 🙂

I remind myself of these a lot. Maybe not in the same way he meant them, but I gave them my own meaning. Funny, I just remembered that yesterday I saw a video of Salma Hayek’s gorgeous self saying “if I said something in Spanish, it wouldn’t hurt your feelings because you wouldn’t understand it. We give words their meanings. Interesting timing. This is one of those.. He may have said it however he wanted but I took it in my way and for years those words have kept me grounded at times I needed them most. Now I wish I would have asked him more questions.

Thank you Mr….., It was an honor talking shit with you in the mornings ❤ RISE In Peace.

Today my client was not kind… he was humbling me. Not sure how yet LOL but I know he was. I just have to find the lesson in that jerkiness before I rock some crazy.

Sorry no full purpose on this one, I just needed to breathe and this was what came to mind!

Sending y’all so much loveeee ❤ Happy Friday-JR!

-K