Great people are not always found in great places.

     One day, I was in church doing my "church" thing.  I had become down because I was trying to move out of my current position to one in a public sector.  It was a pivotal point seeing that after that, a move would not be wise.  Reluctantly, I even considered a job in the corporate world.  I turned to find a man standing in front of me with words he had to give me.  He said," Great people are not always found in great places".  That word hit me like a fast ball.  I always feared that people would not be able to see the real me if I wasn't in a big place.  I thought people would judge me if I did not do something to make my greatness known.  Who wants to be great in the wilderness.  Over the years, I have come to realize that some of the greatest pastors don't pastor mega churches, some of the greatest singers haven't won a Grammy and some of the prettiest people never graced a runway.  They are the everyday greats whose stage was a spotlight in my life.  Their greatest contribution was that they provided me comfort and guidance along the way.  My supervisor at the job I stayed at, told me something that I shall never forget.  She said, "When these children leave us the remember the bright spots.  We are the bright spots."  Now, that is greatness.