Thursday, February 10, 2011

It’s ironic that I was just blogging about hummingbirds. How they flit from one thing to another. And then came today, one of those days where from even before my eyes open, I feel like I’m running a race where I start out behind.

Like that hummingbird, I flitted from one thing to the next today, with a schedule that had no wiggle room. So, when things didn’t go quite right and the minute pockets of time I was supposed to have got gobbled up by mishaps, how did I react? Well, in the past, I would have gotten upset, frustrated and then angry that things weren’t playing out the way I had hoped.

But I’ve worked hard over the past few years to improve upon my tolerance, self-expectations and self. As such, when my carefully micro-planned day began crumbling here and there, I took deep breaths and remembered the valuable lessons I’ve learned from treasured friends who help to keep me balanced. They are constantly reminding me that I am human. It’s okay if everything doesn’t get done. And above all, to remember to smile and laugh my way through the more challenging moments.

So, that’s how I got through my day. I’m currently eating my second bowl of oatmeal—a good source of nutrition and what I had time to make, and am getting ready to head out the door to yet another meeting. Did my day go as I’d expected? No. Am I okay with that? Yes, for at several points, I took stock of how things were going and reprioritized what had to get done—today. The rest? It can wait until tomorrow. After all…I’m only human.