I'd been diligent at work lately. It feels good too, but today I met some adversity. An area I'm responsible for was inspected and received poor marks. It was a bit of a scam because I know a lot of young men and women put their heart into doing well. Either way I felt disappointment.
And then the adversity kept rolling. I let it saturate.
When the buzzer finally sounded and I hung my hard hat and grabbed my lunch pale, I met Alison for a movie downtown.
Then she told me that she needs blood tomorrow. That's about two weeks early. And then I realized that I'd been 'playing', and that the real adversity lives in our home.
And that I'd been ignoring it.
My late coach used to tell me that adversity molds character. I think he was right. Because as soon as I realized my true situation, I felt better. I felt balanced.
Alison's still feeling good. And now that I think about it, her blood pattern shifts, from 4 weeks to 5 weeks, but every now and then she'll need it quickly.
It only means she's being taken care of. We all are.
Am I the zen master? Nope. I'm not even the prize pupil...
but I am here to learn.
And then the adversity kept rolling. I let it saturate.
When the buzzer finally sounded and I hung my hard hat and grabbed my lunch pale, I met Alison for a movie downtown.
Then she told me that she needs blood tomorrow. That's about two weeks early. And then I realized that I'd been 'playing', and that the real adversity lives in our home.
And that I'd been ignoring it.
My late coach used to tell me that adversity molds character. I think he was right. Because as soon as I realized my true situation, I felt better. I felt balanced.
Alison's still feeling good. And now that I think about it, her blood pattern shifts, from 4 weeks to 5 weeks, but every now and then she'll need it quickly.
It only means she's being taken care of. We all are.
Am I the zen master? Nope. I'm not even the prize pupil...
but I am here to learn.
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