I walked the same path every day for 28 years.
Sometimes it was hard, sometimes it was a grateful day, and it piled up to make me who I am today.
Working as a civil servant taught me how to work in my own way.
I found myself in a single word from a petitioner, a single line from a meeting document, and the time we spent together preparing for the festival.
This book is not a story of grand success, but rather a record of the small meanings and realizations discovered through living each day faithfully.
This is a story of not losing myself within the framework of public service, but rather living while learning more about myself.
There were days when there were no shining achievements, and days when I just got through the day without incident.
All those days made me move forward little by little.
With the belief that hard work never goes away, I am sharing this record with you as you go to work today.