Sunday, August 2, 2009

You are the bearer of hope!

No excuses for not writing for very long... many times, I wanted to write but just couldn't get my thoughts to words. Guess that is the challenge with people like me who likes to follow the little voice inside my heart!
I am happy with that little voice inside me... is that voice that has brought me this far...
Today I am compelled to share with you one of my interesting experience i had during my recent visit to the continent that changed my destiny!
From the moment I arrived till the 10 days I was there, I did nothing but listen to many of my leaders bringing up to me their 'challenges'! Many different things, from wanting a change, just wanting to be heard to some even said they care and don't want me to be let down... etc!
I was frustrated, I wanted to blow up! My first reaction was, " I have done so much for you guys and can't you figure your life out??"!! Then, my anger took over, "Screw you, I will do what I have to do, to keep this market going... even if it means I have to make you irrelevant"!
Then... the little voice inside me spoke in that usual gentle soothing manner... "hey girl you have gone through worse then this... you can figure out the best that is required..."
Then I remembered something i read sometime back... as a leader, my first role is as a bearer of hope for my people! Hhhmm... no matter what happens, I am the bearer of hope for my people...
I went into my room... i sat on my reading table... i said a prayer... took some blank paper and i drew my action plan on that blank sheet.. my heart told me, i probably need to draw this out clearly so everyone can see what I have! So that is what I did... i drew out everything clearly... defined and structured!
I called for my core leaders meeting, i gave them my input, they were shocked and most importantly i saw that hope in their eyes... never in their wildest dreams... they thought there was a solution for their differences!
Then I called in my second layer leadership, and they got excited! Seeing them getting excited, the core leaders just knew this is the way forward!
Then one of my older leaders said... maybe, all those meetings you had was preparing us for today!
I smiled... and my heart said again... you are the bearer of hope for your people!




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2 comments:

Unknown said...

barrier or bearer of hope?

Kalaiarasi Manikam said...

Yup guess its bearer and not barrier... it doesn't make sense to be a barrier!
Thanks and glad you still find time to read my work.