184 or Zero

I have spent my whole adult life in a career that guaranteed one thing, change. Police work is a dynamic occupation that requires a person to be prepared from one minute to the next to be different. This year in school the budgets have changed, work schedules have changed, and people have changed. The economy is tight and everyday counts. The State has made schedule changes that they now call “Furloughs” and oh my goodness what a stink. I take a little bit different approach, 6 or none! That’s right me, a different approach! As I think about it, would it be better to have 6 less days pay or 190 days less pay. If I can take 6 less days of pay and save 184, I take that every time. You have all heard the saying I felt bad because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet. We need to stop and be thankful for what we have, not what we have lost.

Make each day count and capture each teachable moment!