the heart as it is | courage • grief • beauty

Today’s question from Onsite is “What messages have you internalized from peers (friends, coworkers, supervisors, etc)? Are these messages usually positive or negative?”

There have definitely been a mix of positive and negative messages from everyone around me. From work, I feel like one message that I have internalized is that I am not professional enough, given some of the rules placed on me. From peers, I generally tend to receive more positive messages, things that are encouraging and that I am a good friend. I hope one day to have some kind of professional relationship with coworkers and supervisors that are uplifting. I think with my current job, I’ve had the best sort of supervision so far in my professional life, and I am thankful, but I know one day it will be even better.