© Allen Merritt (2016)
I woke up Monday morning feeling rested enough, but
without being able to put a finger on it I felt kind of like I was walking through
limbo land. I should have known right then and there I was in for a ride. Murphy’s
Law grabbed on with a vengeance. You know, whatever can go wrong will go wrong?
This wasn’t the first time and it may not be the last time. I’ve even written
about it in a previous blog.
Anyway, I just want to know who this Murphy is
anyway and where can I find him, so I can give him a little piece of my mind
and the what for! That Murphy’s Law mindset is simply negative. There’s no two
ways about it. Unfortunately, there is some truth in it from time to time. For
me, it began on Monday and interestingly carried on into to Tuesday.
In the best of situations things are not always
going to happen the way you think they will or in the time frame you hope they
will. Things come about, get in the way, and stop working for no reason
whatsoever and so on. That was my Monday
at almost every turn. It was a miracle I got anything done! Put other people’s
attitudes, misunderstandings and perspectives into that mix and that barrage of
Murphy issues becomes exacerbated. It’s exhausting and sometimes emotional.
Of course, my main concern is how to get through it
unscathed and preserve positivity. Some important things to remember is to
maintain awareness, breathe, remain calm, do not act rashly, avoid reactivity
and give a little space and time to the matter, if you can. I realize this is
not always possible up front, especially if there are other people directly
involved and time is of the essence.
I have a couple of friends who are always telling me
Mercury is in retrograde. I guess it is dwelling there, because it has not left
retrograde in quite a long time (he says with an attempt at humor).
Whatever the circumstance, I understand decisions
and life happens in these moments where the very core of our humanity and
humanness are challenged beyond belief. The good news is that I did get through
Monday and made all my appointments and fixed the issues, but I did not walk
away feeling great about any of it. And, thus we say time heals all wounds.
Take a little time to embrace, accept, adjust or be aware of what you are
feeling and what is going on, because then a better decision and responce can
come about and healing the situation will be facilitated.
Tuesday led to more frustration between
personalities over what happened on Monday all the way to the point where I was
prepared to make a decision to walk away and move away from certain job
opportunities, if need be. I did my best to smooth out problems and
successfully for the most part. And, I was grateful. Ultimately, we have to be
aware that we cannot always control others and their reactions in the heat of a
moment.
I am reminded how I am not the type to want to cause
grief for others, but at the same time I wish the same peaceful approach to
myself. That is a positive and important message. Be good to yourself so you
can be as good if not better to others. Ultimately, the craziness settled,
moments passed and along came an apology that really spurred on an opportunity
to forgive and forget. Yahoo!
At the moment, I am looking for only good news to
come into the fray from today on. I’m seeing it! I envision it! I command it!
Okay, I’ll settle down a bit, but you get the idea. Keep an eye on the prize
and look for the best in every situation, especially those that appear to be
getting out of hand.
Now, here is another button to my experiences which
may prove helpful. I attended a small reception at the end of my conference day
Monday and had a little glass of vino! One of the attendees and speakers came
along to chit chat. She was lively and fun and shared how her trip was quite
the ordeal as a passenger had passed away in mid flight. She relayed how
medics, doctors and flight attendants were all busy administering CPR, which
they are required to do until paramedics arrive. In this case, the plane had to
land to make that happen. Get the picture; a lot of ongoing work for those
responders while the family of the passenger looked on in grief. The plane
routed to the closest airport and nose dived to the ground faster than the lady
had ever experienced in the way of a landing.
After hearing this story, I remember thinking to
myself how this makes my crazy day with Murphy and his dad-gummed law seem like
nothing at all. So the moral to all this is maybe it isn’t (or wasn’t) all so
bad. And, we are not alone and not the
only ones experiencing the causes and effects of one thing or another.
Thus we end another week on a positive note.
Have a good week.
Cheers!
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