Day 7 - 121 -- Deviations from the Plan

The day was filled with good happenings. Sun shone for the whole day taking out the remaining snow. I had a great catch up call with a friend isolating outside of town. That is always a fun conversation. A meeting about project planning deadlines provided some hope for a changed date along with some potential deviations from the original plan. A call to an airline to re-book a ticket cancelled a year ago, resulted in learning that the new policy now states that travel for this ticket would need to be completed by next spring and not two months from now. Very good news, since it is unlikely flights will be operating fully into early summer. My daily walk occurred into the early evening today. As I left the house, I found a delivery parcel on the front porch. This was the tea that I had difficulty finding in stores in town. It arrived five days earlier than the guaranteed delivery date. So, I can continue by daily routine with a good chai blend instead of the pale imitations I've been dealing with over the past three days. All good things

Working out new plans requires flexibility in thinking. I am one who likes to think for a while and then make the decision rather than the other way around <smile>. Being forced by circumstance to have to rapidly alter plans adds stress. It can be done and once done I do come to terms with it -- even feel comfortable with it. It just requires time. As life places speed bumps along the planned route, it can create disappointment and a bit of crankiness -- the petulant child rising up inside some moments. Forward movement around and over and through obstacles leads us to the altered end point. Keeping faith in the plan and accepting needed alterations will see us through.

The chorus of a song ran through my head today as I encountered unexpected outcomes that were still positive. Things did not need to be negative just because they were different. Interesting concept there <smile>.  Stay well. Enjoy!

Carry on Wayward Son -- Kansas