Shooting Star

Yesterday, I had to work late. But, I didn’t have any plans and Matt was in Chicago, so it really wasn’t that big of a deal… anyway…before I left, I wanted to post something on facebook…anything… just to get my ‘social fix,’ since I was going home to be alone for the night. For some reason, the lyrics to Marcy Playground’s “I smell Sex and Candy” were the only words I could even think of… “Hanging out, downtown by myself… I had so much time to sit and think about myself…then there she was…like double cherry pie…yeah there she was…” I almost posted them but thought it may be a little weird to anyone not knowing the song or trying to read deeper than the lyrics and into my soul via my facebook status… so… I tried to think of something that happened to me during the day…the best I could come up with was benefit information (getting your wisdom teeth pulled falls under ‘medical’ not dental’)… It was applicable…but boring. And I recognized this, but posted it anyway. Kind of a desperate attempt at social interaction, I’d say… but maybe someone got use of it. :)

Anyway… after all of that time (It was probably a solid minute and a half!!), I left the office. On my way home, I saw a shooting star! Can you believe it?! I was so excited! Right by myself…that’s the kind of thing you want to share with someone! So, I posted it on facebook (please don’t tell the cops it was while I was driving… I kept it short and simple and left my eyes on the road! I don’t do that very often, but I felt the need to post immediately, in case I could share that moment with anyone else who was driving or in other form outside to see the celestial surprise!) And…Woot! Someone did see it! :) That was awesome! Totally worth the potential ticket!

I guess my point is: A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

I tried so hard to force a facebook status…and it sucked… but if I would have just been patient, a much more interesting one would have come to me ‘naturally’…

Yes, I realize this is a trivial analogy…but it made me think about other aspects of my life. How sometimes I try to ‘force’ things to happen or do certain things when I’m not 100% on board with the idea. I typically feel that same ‘reserved’ feeling. Kind of like an opposing magnetic force.

The right things will happen as they’re supposed to happen, when they’re supposed to happen… you may be able to ‘force’ your way around, but it doesn’t give you the same warm and fuzzy as going with your gut…

I’ve also noticed that whenever I ‘force’ something, it typically ends in regret… typically not painful regret…but just ‘why did I do that?’ or ‘why didn’t I do that?’ scenarios… you know?

I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.
- Margaret Thatcher