When you least expect it...

Two full days last week were spent in a conference room talking about data structure. A few of us from our team got together with a bonafide "data guru" (not his official title, but hey, that's what he was!) I know; sounds boring, sounds tedious, sounds tiring. And it could have been. But more than anything it was insightful, it was refreshing, it was encouraging. I came away with a lighter heart...and a brain packed so full of information I couldn't even begin to process. (Of course I was sick at the same time, so that could have been why as well...)

Today I started really thinking about last week. About what I learned. And it suddenly occured to me. I learned a lot more than data structure, than the best way to use our system. I learned some things about life too. Guess you just never know when or how God might teach you something...or remind you of things you already knew.

Maybe sometimes your instincts are right, and you just need to dig a little further. Sometimes you just need to trust yourself.

Don't be afraid of the unknown.

If you think there must be an easier way, there just might be.

Ask the right questions.

Don't assume anything.

Just because something has always been done one way, doesn't mean it's right.

Sometimes you know more than you realize.

Some changes aren't as big as you may think.

Others are.

Sometimes you just need to ask for help. You don't have to do everything on your own.

A little extra work now, may save you time later. Sometimes you need to think ahead before moving forward.

While it may be possible to do something, and be seemingly effectively, that doesn't mean it's right. You never know how one thing may effect another.

Everyone has a story.

God has a plan bigger than all of us.