Re-framing at Work

Hello,

I had a meeting with my boss and co-worker the other day. My co-worker, for personal reasons needed to make some changes, which in effect would affect myself. I consider myself a strong employee, one that always, no matter what goes above and beyond. During the meeting, I feel that I stood my ground and made my point as civilly as possible, and while the outcome wasn't horrific, I left the meeting feeling like I had been let down. I decided that evening that it didn't matter who you worked for or with, that it would always come to this - the good guy gets taken advantage of, without fail. I updated my resume promptly and re posted on a few various job sites. After a couple of days, I thought, hang on here, this meeting was an opportunity, it was a push, a reminder that I am taking a few things for granted, for one, time. Here I had the type of position that stays at work when I leave, I still was given some flexibility and I knew the people and what to expect on a daily basis. In plain language, I could put this job onto automatic pilot so I could finally devote my energy to studying for my future of Life Coaching. Once I viewed the situation in that light, new energy was revitalized into my very being and the bitterness dissipated -gratefulness returned. I am grateful for my positive outlook never failing me.
Cheers to the subtle and unexpected pushes!