HERE I AM AT WORK PUTTING A SMILE ON MY FACE FOR THE PUBLIC

On this recent day, I was thinking of calling in sick and just staying in bed and dealing with my grief.  It hit me hard when I was looking at Jeannette's pictures.  I cried most of the night and at 2:00 a.m. I turned on my bedroom light and proceeded to read the bible.  I felt so all alone.  My Jeannette is never coming back to my home.  She is never going to call me again.  I will never hear the sweet sound of her voice telling me to come visit her in Thousand Oaks. 
I ended up going to work.  Didn't even curl my hair and with hardly any makeup, showed up 15 minutes late.  A client was already waiting for me.  So I put on this smile and said, "May I help you." 
Working with the public is so rewarding to me.  I have compassion for all that seek help within our department of Fresno County.  Even when "I" personally am going through a difficult time I always put it aside during the coarse of my eight hour job.  In other words my life is put on back burner during work. 

I miss my Nettle Poodle.