It's amazing that I can have this time to write again. I did not plan it but I was able to complete my to-dos today and I felt that I needed to write my thoughts for the past 3 months. I thank God that even if the half of the day did not go well as I feel guilty of lacking in love and patience but true enough that when we fail the only way to move forward is to learn and be better, quickly!
<thanks Google for WFH furniture>
As an accountant I expect audit season in my life every year. This is the time life is different and the period where my love and patience are tested at a high level. It is where 10-12 hours are spent in front of laptop resolving accounting, audit and tax issues, back to back meetings, revising income tax returns and financial statements, etc. My family would ask what I do and I find it hard to explain what is really I'm doing! Today, I celebrate my 8th audit season! This year is very special because I am able to spend it with my family because of lock down. I thank God for this privilege but of course it comes with responsibilities to show charity in welcoming disruptions, requests and few inconveniences.
I can say it's the most difficult and most memorable audit season. When finalizing Philippines and getting involved in systems testing, I get to the point that I develop heartburn due to pressing deliverable which mostly are work that are new to me and I lose my confidence and hope (imagine walking on a dark tunnel). I wake up everyday feeling very tired and I drag myself to pray and read the gospel and go to my work area. I experienced having fears to open my laptop because I felt I can't take another email or request or work anymore. I cried many times in my silent prayer asking Our Lord and Our Lady to intercede for me and help me to cling to hope and be humble. Thank God that Philippines was filed on time, what a relief when the director and auditors finally signed off the financial statements. I also thank them for their flexibility. Indeed, we can only be brave in life.
I may have undergone hard periods but I treasure the lessons I learned along the way.
1) Do not panic when things get rough and overwhelming. Pause, silence and prayer are gifts from God to create peace in our hearts. When there is peace, there is also clarity of strategy on how to manage time and work.
2) Choose to be humble and kind to people you work with. Judgement and criticism are not healthy and helpful to us. Do not think and speak badly about others and choose to forgive people who hurt you. If you fail, ask God for forgiveness and be better after.
3) Pressure is important but use pressure appropriately, do not do things out of pressure but rather out of necessity and importance.
4) Set a space and time for personal prayer and work. Agree with family the working hours so they understand and avoid unnecessary ins and outs at the work area.
5) Allow yourself to be inconvenienced by asking God to make our hearts big so we have space for other people.
6. Leave to God the rewards of your efforts.
Sometimes I wish I can be like others who stay at home taking care of the children. It seems easy but I rebuked myself because that is not a fair judgement. I never know the struggles of people staying at home. I ask God that he help me see the beauty in each vocation and know the connection of what I do in his mission to this world. May I do the everyday typing, meeting, editing, solving, planning, thinking, with love, knowing that it's my mission to do it with love and it's divine when I do so.
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