Today’s Thought: Sometimes It Doesn’t Go as Planned

I make a check list of things I want to do before I go to bed each night. It helps to quiet my mind and I don’t have one of those wake up in the middle of night things thinking about what I have to do. The list keeps me on track, check, check, check, I whip the items off my check list as I move throughout the day. It goes smoothly until . . . Until the universe throws me a curve ball. That’s what happened today. I finished breakfast and was heading toward my study when I got a video call from family. My well calculated routine was already in trouble. I didn’t accomplish too much before I headed for the gym. I hit every red light and there are nine of them between my home and the gym. I went in the gym intent on getting my workout done when a friend who just returned from a safari in Africa started walking toward me. I had no place to hide. Twenty seconds later I was looking at photos and videos from my buddy’s iPhone. It wasn’t the day I expected. It was the day dealt to me. I’ve learned it’s best to roll with it. Forget about the list, and do the best you can. When we roll with the interruptions, we have less stress and we discover we may be making an unplanned difference.