I'm Breaking off Amnesia

Day 359- When people show you who they are believe them the first time. Don’t let them have to remind you a second time. I’ve heard myself tell this to other people but admittedly my godson has reminded me of my own words of late. Today, I was trying hard to wrap my mind around why my account had not finished doing my taxes, nor returned repeated calls to her phones. In the midst of it all I could hear him saying “now Aunt Rita, you need to stop getting amnesia about people.”

As a budding entrepreneur part of my businesses acumen is a strong sense of customer service and working in excellence. Yet, I find myself making excuses and settling for less than should be expected with many I'm doing business with. The first half of my career was spent in a retail environment first as a fashion buyer for 13 years and then in public and community relations. I was fortunate to work for two organizations where the fabric of their existence was rooted in superior customer service. Making sure the customer had a pleasurable shopping experience be it in person or on-line were always the ultimate goals.

Yet, somewhere along the way we as Americans began to settle for less than excellence in most areas of our lives. With our shrinking economy people have so many choices as to where they can spend their money. There’s a church on every corner so I really don’t have to worship in a place where the people are mean spirited and religious. There’s a bank, cleaners, nail salon, restaurant, gas station, supermarket and an accountant so we as customers have choices.

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve started to purge myself of relationships that are not fruitful and certainly won’t yield a harvest in my life. I feel God’s favor today and was blessed when I called a friend who shared that he and another friend had been discussing how they could help me with my business. Yesterday, I was sent a message that said, “I pray God blows your mind with the way He blesses you in this season.” I can see those close to me getting blessed so I know it’s my set time for favor. I think I’m going to run all the way to the end to see what this race brings.

It has been a great day for writing and putting together a living document that allows others to invest in the Rita O brand. God is not a man that He should lie and He is faithful to His promises even when we are not faithful to ours.

Remembering, all the doors are open!