It took ending my career to understand… In a room of people you can simultaneously be the most loved & the most disliked. Your efforts and achievements can simultaneously be the most encouraged & the most judged. Your recognition can be both celebrated & calculated by both those presenting & those observing. All at the same time. You can become lifted or deflated. Your spirit can be softened or hardened. But you can focus on what you choose. You control that. Neither extreme defines you. Or your value. The negativity of others need not dim your light. And your career does not define you. Shine bright! My last last day of school was 7 months ago today. LTKselfcare LTKOver40 LTKstorytime