LIFE GETS IN THE WAY
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Arranged, full of go.
Tank full, pedal pressed metal.
But life got in the way.
I transmitted my RSVP; because I registered to participate in that event, planned to go, wanted to be there – and regretted cancelling, but something else took precedence over that, and then I didn’t get to do that either, because life got in the way.
Every day lately, my daily calendar of good plans, well-intended intentions, and requirements to provide service to clients and prospect for new ones gets off track.
Sometimes a little matter does that, partly because it wasn’t so little after all, but sometimes because there was just too much on the plate and attention and intension forced too much off that plate without enough consideration, which needed my quality attention that day.
Because life gets in the way all the time.
Some days don’t seem lucky, but indeed they are.
Appreciation of life’s value needs to slap us in the face now and then to re-set our perspective.
Yesterday’s expected frenetic day began with some lovely overnight mails, and one of those was a note from a friend regarding a parent’s passing ~ you know the kind, heart-rending yet makes you smile to know a long good life had a peaceful ending, something you read over several times and then write a reply that takes longer than most.
And then it impacts your day.
So, of course, my whole day yesterday started fuller-than-expected.
Lucky me.
Because life gets in the way every day.
I hate the frustration – sometimes in the form of mental gridlock – that comes with being overwhelmed by the volume of things I need to do / want to do / should do, when it is not so much a matter of what to do first or last, but instead the conundrum of what to put off, put over, postpone, or discard altogether.
And yet, I love it too because it serves to remind me what a pleasure it is not to be dead. What a joy it is to have things demanding my time today, tomorrow, and next week – and what a pleasure it is to have that problem – so much better than being dead.
Life got in my way again yesterday …
Reader feedback:
Really enjoyed the insights this muse brought forward Mark for my moments of self- reflection. Stay well, JJ, Calgary, AB