Words of Wisdom Wednesdays

 

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.

    Saint Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622)

Words of Wisdom Wednesdays

I sometimes think/say, I just wish I could fast forward life to be [insert number of years] from now. Then I would have [insert money/children/success/stability/etc].

In my continuous journey to be more mindful and purposeful, I remind myself of Adam Sandler’s movie “Click.”

“You are fast forwarding your life so fast, I am just waiting for you to arrive,” says an angel.

In the grand scheme of things, I don’t miss out on the little moments of watching my cat fall off the bed, locking my car keys in my car in my own garage, talking on the phone to an upset friend, solving a problem at work, figuring out a Starbucks coffee sleeve will keep my (then) 4 month old niece busy for long periods of time, the ONE time Dashing delivered me a bouquet of flowers for my birthday, or dreaming of how to decorate a future nursery (in distant future). If I had Sandler’s universal remote and fast forwarded through the tough years of Dashing’s residency, I would have missed all of the things above and more.

Remember to live your life as it is now. If you’re here, be here. Success/family/money/or whatever it is will mean nothing if you didn’t make sacrifices and work hard to get there. It’s the journey, not the destination that is important.

It happened

I feel like (or maybe hope is the right word) we all have that thing/task that we have to double check.
Things like:

Did I close the garage door [drive back down the street]. Yes, I did.
Did I turn off my curling iron when I left the house? Yes, I did.
Did I remember to bring my phone with me today? Yes, I did.

Yes, I do all of those and turns out it's always ok.

However, this is NOT what happened.

I planned my whole Sunday around cleaning my car. Windows, leather, carpet cleaning etc. I went out and bought all the supplies I needed - even those amazing blue paper towels. I got home, pulled all of the floor mats out of the car vacuumed those. Then climbed inside the car with my amazing Dyson vacuum (I was not paid to say that) to vaccuum the inside. I was so proud of my work as I vaccuumed the last piece of the front passenger seat area preparing to move on to the cleaning part. I pushed the door wide open with my booty and pulled the vacuum out of the car to the garage floor, whirled around and closed the door. BEEP BEEP.

What?

That's the sound my car makes when it locks. I didn't use the clicker.

I reached for the door handle and pulled. Locked.

I look around the car. All doors closed.

I look inside the car. Keys on the floor.

Yes, my butt locked me out of my own car in my own garage.

RING RING: I need a locksmith for my car.
Service Man: Are you in a safe area?
ME: Yes, my garage.
SM: Your garage??
ME: Yes.
SM: We'll be there in an hour.

Words of Wisdom Wednesdays

Dreams can come true, 

but there is a secret. 

They're realized through the magic 

of persistence, determination, 

commitment, passion, practice, 

focus and hard work. 

They happen a step at a time, 

manifested over years, not weeks.

-Nan Russell

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Sincerely,

Sara Cate