The Earth is Slow, but the Firefighter is NOT patient

You have a long career, don't let a temporary inconvenience ruin other peoples perception of you.

Firefighters have an expansive perspective of patient and incident outcomes but a terrible ability to look past our immediate discomforts.

Finding someone who has been through what you're going through can save you from turning that inconvenience into a career defining event.

If you were waiting for me to break out the Chinese proverbs, you're in luck.  "Maybe so,  maybe not, we'll see" is a powerful lesson we can absolutely use in the fire service.