Most of the time my life is ordered. Time to wake up, time to eat, time for appointments and work. Time to play and time to sleep. We all have our schedules and we all have little things we do to make life meaningful.
Then along comes a surprise. An unexpected phone call or visit. An illness, a death, or even a change in jobs can all be unpredictable and unexpected. They often knock us off our feet or at least cause us to teeter a little. They can break us if we let them. However, if we accept what ever may come, those unexpected events can make us stronger.
It's easy to sit right here where I am comfortable in my life, and project my opinion of how life should be. It's easy to say, "what ever may come"and miss the possibilities before me when things, "go wrong". For instance, at work today I got a really bad manila folder cut and am sitting at the Occupational Health office waiting for it to be checked out. I didn't plan this. I'm a little frustrated at how long it is taking. But the reality is, that I have a choice. Complain. Or look for the gift in the moment. I think I'll go with the gift. Not sure what it is yet, but when I do figure it out, I want to say thank you for the inconvenience and pain I went through so I can grow stronger for the next unexpected.
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