Have you ever had a week where everything seemed to go wrong? The deadline for my submission to the group that plans to put an expressway through my property is today - and the more researched I do - the more depressing and futile the exercise becomes. It wouldn't be so bad if it was a decision being made on 'level ground' - but the more I dig - the more obvious it becomes that the exercise is a farce and that we are helpless in the face of their power and resources.
The trouble with these 'helpless victim' thoughts, for me at least, is that they infect everything. My procrastination gene goes into overdrive (if such a thing is possible), my 'cranky pants' get extra tight and become intent on being offended by everybody and everything. I was just sitting here, staring at the empty page, considering the idea that there was nothing worth writing about this week and a friend turns up with the gift of honey - a 2kg tub of fresh bush honey to be precise - for no other reason than he thought we would enjoy it. What a gift.
Sometimes I get tunnel vision and all I can see is me - and how others are making things worse - but there is always another way of looking at things. Take this clip from the movie 'Patch Adams' for example:
Sometimes we take life and our circumstances too seriously. My circumstances are what they are - but I get to choose the view - only sometimes I need help to see the bright side of life and the better explanations that surround me. Sometimes I need a friend to show up with some honey. It makes me think though. I wonder who might need some honey from me today?
Food for thought ...
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