Aftermath of my first day at work

I learned many things at my first day of work.

I learned that God put me there for a reason.

I learned that God may be using this job to mould me into a humble servant.

I learned that the apron I put on is one of humility that tears away my pride.

I learned that I need to clean pails/containers, mop floors with dirty water, sweep, clean flowers, stand all day, eat in 30min, smile at customers, clear the garbage, clear the rubbish, clean the glass windows.

These are things that I learned on my first day. It isn't easy but it isn't very difficult. It's just very humbling. It is indeed a humbling beginning for a person like me.... having spent my prior 7 years working in the (sort of) corporate world and now, decked out in an apron and mop in hand. I even spilled an entire pail of gross black dirty water all over the floor and my pants because I was so afraid of it.

But it's all good. It's essential for me. I know I will learn a lot from this. With my decision to go into this line, I need to take this all in. I start from the bottom so I can work my way up to the top.

But it is very nice when I can meet customers who want to buy flowers. It feels so good to be able to make that transaction whether it is a stalk of bamboo or 30 stalks of roses. The idea of people buying flowers really made my heart so glad. The knowledge of the person receiving those flowers and being pleasantly surprised simply makes all this a small sacrifice.

I think it's therapeutic to sell flowers.