11/06/2024
So many things going on today. Whew.... I spent too much time on hold with insurance payers. Those systems are so broken. It is hard to stay positive. Politicians have no idea about how they have ruined things.... BUT that being said.
I was reminded of this blog post from 2007:
My day was filled with so many distractions today. Nothing but voicemail, cancellations, unmet expectations and unreasonable demands, a utterly horrible lunch at the new Mexican cafe , a missed appointment and the fellow I work with burned his grilled cheese sandwich in the toaster oven ( in his office ) stinking up the place so badly…I had enough.
When I asked him if he could please open his window to let the stink out, all he could do was rant and rave about the chaos in his life… I listened to him gripe and complain about not trusting people, others cheating him out of commissions , how unfair life is…I just listened. There wasn’t anything I could say - he was already lost to victim-stance. A seemingly terminal disease - it can be cured, but only when you surrender your selfish misery to the hidden joys of life - real life bustling about you. Despite my own bizarre day, I was not going to die of someone else’s misery!
With a deep breath I walked away thinking of an essay I had read a few days ago. I was going to share it with my grumpy co-worker, but I knew he would miss the message…He would just say he had heard it all before and of course it means nothing….
” Life is unpredictable. We live every minute without knowing what the following second has waiting. We all live blindfolded in the world that we create around ourselves, and each event is considered coincidence to the average man. If you look at things from the other angle however, from the opposite side, and ask yourself about the reason for what has just happened, you begin to understand that the moment you are living in has a point. We try to forget things that we dislike and cherish those that we enjoy, but in actuality each moment is just as important as the previous and even more important than the following…you have two choices in life, either lay down and die or get up and go. There is no point in dwelling on your misfortunes; the point is to share your love for others, no matter what.” ( written by Rob, who passed away at age 22 )
I don’t have time to be a victim… society today wants to fill our lives with chaos and hysteria. I don’t buy what they are selling. I love you, I’m sorry, I forgive and I’m so very grateful for all of it. Those are the four secrets to success.
What went well today? So many things went well.
