Inspiration on the way to the Stalls?

Recently, work has been an uphill battle of change, getting used to a new role, added stresses, pressures of a new group, a degree of travel I hadn't anticipated, and with it, a completely new building and new cube. I've always been one to call myself "change adverse," so afraid of new things entering my world to upturn me. Yet, the company I work for has proved to challenge me on this repeatedly, as almost every 12-16 months  managers, or re-organizations have forced change.

So it is not lost on me that I found inspiration the other day in the oddest of places. Getting used to my new building, meant finding beauty in an unusual spot, the rest room. The rest rooms here, have a decorative chest of drawers, fake flowers, a cute bench (for resting after a tinkle perhaps?) and these cute printed decorative words on the wall. No, not the type that are graffiti scribbled quickly on a door, but decorative prints hanging on the wall.

Believe, Inspire and Laugh.

I realized they were 3 words that interestingly fit together, but for very different reasons in my world.

I believe I can handle more change. I believe the new challenges laid before me, are things I can tackle. And I have to believe that even if I fail, I will have given it my all.

Inspire. Inspiration in the form of an extra push, more responsibilities, inspiring me to try my hardest. Or maybe the constant change inspiring me to prove to myself I will no longer be complacent. Inspired to move forward, even if it means taking a risk.

Laugh. This word hangs separately on the wall opposite Believe and Inspire. It is a word I have always associated with myself with while at work. For if you can't have fun in your job, interspersing life's challenges with humor and laughter, can you really be happy in your job?

But it struck me, what made the designer of our rest room, here in this building, chose these 3 words? Were the prints on sale at Target? Did they just match the cute little bench underneath them? Or maybe there was more thought into picking those 3 words to display to us ladies, each day while we take a few minutes away from our desks to reflect.

So as these constant changes wash over my head here at work, and I still try and come afloat from all that feels like it is drowning me lately, I have challenged myself, to find value in those 3 words, daily. Believing that if I can inspire those around me, with laughter and joy, maybe the change that is consistent, will become fun again.

All because of a few choice words, hanging on the bathroom wall.