Curve Ball
Life has a way of throwing a curve ball now and again...of being unpredictable. Paying attention to the slight movements or drastic changes can enriched our life experiences. I have heard testimony of what seemed like a devastating end of a career flower into something new...maybe even something that would not have been tried unless desperate or fired from a job.
The old adage when a door closes another one opens. Sometimes that door doesn’t open so easily or within the timing we had hoped for. Sometimes we need a pry bar to get it to open. But I have never seen it not open if you work hard enough at it.
Transformation is an overused word these days, a catch all. But it is one that describes the process in each of us, in our work life, in our living spaces. What once was helpful to us years ago may not be now and needs to be shed, gotten rid of as it prevents us from further growth.
During this chaotic time of coping with the COVID outbreak many have talked of having the time to stop and smell the roses-so to speak. Time to reflect. For myself it has given me time to reflect, to refine, to pay attention. Many, as myself, have been on the hamster wheel going...going,...going, in circles of course! Many a friend of mine have felt and proclaimed that they don’t want to get back on the wheel. For me I am with them. I want to work more efficiently and effectively but when I don’t to say “Oh well, tomorrow is another day”. I refine as I go.
I love to transform homes for my clients. Gosh darn there is that word again...ugh! It’s kinda like the F word (excuse my French) as it is the only one at times that can describe what you are trying to say perfectly. When a client and I have worked together and finally install everything we have dreamed and planned together there is a sense of calm that ensues. There is a weight off the shoulders, a chaos that has turned to order. A place to live, to rest, to be.
COVID has certainly disrupted our lives and more, for some in very devastating ways. Personally I’m starting to be thankful for the time to reset, to do many things I said I would do when I have more time, to elevate what’s important and slough off what is
not. I continue to ask myself this question “What have I learned about myself and where do I want to go from here, what endeavor is valuable to me that I want to commit my time to accomplish. It could be as easy as desiring to spend more quality time with friends (no little accomplishment in this hectic world) or a much bigger plan. Where do you want to transform your life?