WHEN THE DAY BEGAN
Friday, November 12, 2021
Putting things off, distasteful sometimes as confronting them head-on, but that’s what happens when the autopilot shuts off –time for walking boldly into cold reality’s stiff breeze.
Mondays, autopilot.
Thursdays, autopilot.
Holidays, autopilot.
Lives run on autopilot.
Friday, after a holiday, autopilot breaks down.
I got annoyed about something yesterday, so today, I’ll try being only mildly annoyed about that from yesterday. I’ll try my best not to be cranky with anyone. The best way to do that is to hunker down, not answer the phone, let emails wait, push troubles ahead or behind or wherever troubles get pushed.
But troubles always come home to roost.
And they need to be solved.
Today, no autopilot. Today is finding solutions, digging deeper, and coming out better at the end of the day than when the day began.
Reader feedback:
HI Mark, my father too lied about his age and went off to war. He was in North Africa and never spoke of it again. He was in Burma and never spoke of it again. The war years were best not spoken of, he said. … And just a note on Canadian History. During the 1700 and 1800s there were many battles fought on Canadian soil. The last battle fought on Canadian soil is part of our tragic history in trying to annihilate Indigenous and Metis peoples – The Battle of Loon Lake in 1885. Before that, there was the Battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812 and the Plains of Abraham in 1759 during the 7 year’s war. During both the War of 1812 and the 7 year’s war, Indigenous warriors fought alongside the military and played crucial roles in defending the lands. A sad note - during the first and second world wars, Indigenous members of the armed forces were often runners as well as fighters. After the second world war, non-Indigenous members were awarded their medals in ceremonies. Indigenous and Metis members were not honoured in public. They received their medals in the mail. If at all, LG, Calgary, AB