Mind over matter
Last night, I came home and tried to rush to plant the rest of the flowers in the bed, get the groceries in, and take care of the shelving unit in back before T was arriving, so that we could have a little date since we have been on go go go. As I was putting away two bottles of champagne for her birthday on Monday, I dropped one and it exploded in the laundry room. I kept telling myself, don’t let it get you down as I was picking up shards of glass, champagne everywhere, not to mention trying to unload the other things I had in my hand.
She came home and said, that’s good, breaking a bottle is a release of tension.
I was walking this morning and my mind was focused on things that were annoying me – I was thinking about some work issues, about the 150 mile bike ride this weekend, about how time is sped up to such an unhealthy pitch – and I told myself to refocus. Be happy you have a job you enjoy. You are almost 50 and are riding 150 miles in gorgeous weather. And time shmime – at least you have time.
If you go looking for trouble you’ll find it. If you think you are a victim, you will be. If you can count the reasons to be unhappy, you will be sad. It is constant vigilance to stay the course, to understand what your blessings are and to soften your limitations, to accept complexity and enjoy simplicity.