Ok, so waking up today, I was scared of rolling out of bed…hey, with the way things have been going I would expect a down syndrome bear to jump up from underneath my bed and shoe me in the tushy. But low and behold, I made it out of bed safely, showered, and didn’t even drop the soap….so far so good.
Off to making some breakfast! Thinking twice about weather I should break out the fire extinguisher prior to toasting some bread, I figured “hey, ill press my luck today”, turned the toaster on, and walked away, checking behind me a couple times to ensure that things were going as planned. Its crazy, how your whole outlook on the day changes when things start going wrong.
Did I do something wrong? *Checks for a mishapen halo on head*
All in all today went pretty well, nothing out of the ordinary. My collegues at work joked around, wondering if a “third” incident had occurred. Luckily, my car was safe and sound this time around; Then again, it could be because I was driving like a granny, both hands on the wheel, staring at the road in front of me, checking for nails.
Hey now you dont have to be cautious, you have a warranty on the new tires
…Reassures one of the people I work with, as if I spent 800 dollars so that I could wake up the next day, drive like a one legged ape, and walk away thinking “oh good, if i kill a small child, at least my tires are covered”. But hey, we have to have a positive outlook, and you figure that things can only get better after this *knocks on wood, really hard*. Tomorrow I have my meeting that I had to reschedule. Hopefully all will go well and things should start smooth sailing; same procedure, the CSC office until 1, then over to Pratt.
It was wierd, sitting at work today. During some downtime you cant help but to evaluate the things that have been going on. My dad actually called me a few times, making sure that all is well. Makes you realize how important your family is, and that when you are away from them how much you miss them. It would have probably been a different feeling, if instead of being at work, I got the flat tire outside of my house, being able to run inside, and be consoled by my parents. But standing in a parking lot, realizing that there is no “mom and dad” to walk home to. Granted they are a phone call away, but I think that makes it worse, hearing them try to console you over the phone, realizing that you are separated. My dad keeps offering to pay for my tires, but I am not going to let him, they have helped me so much throughout the years, its time for me to take responsibility and handle situations as they come to me. Maybe thats more of the “macho” mentality, but I guess thats another chapter in the book of “growing older”.
One of my favorite quotes of all time, from the wise Bruce Lee:
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend.
Until tomorrow….
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