Unexpected

As many times as we verbalize the truth that life events can be unexpected, we are often taken off guard by unexpected life events.

Yesterday I awoke feeling generally crummy.  Sore throat.  Mild cough.  Ear ache.  Slightly upset tummy.  Nothing big deal but definitely unexpected as I have been the picture of health for over a year.  No cold or bout of flu this past winter.  Not that any of us need to be sick but I really don't need this right now.  I have stuff to do on my busy calendar and I am a lousy patient.  But here I am, dealing with unexpected illness, however mild.

So I am going to choose to frame this life event differently.  I am going to look at not feeling good as an opportunity to go through my day a little slower, and be thankful for the time just to enjoy things that often get overlooked in my busy schedule.  (As I write, I am looking at a layer of dust on the glass shelf above my desk but that's not going to get addressed today.)

Life offers lessons.  Today is a good one to remember.