Drinking: I broke down and had a coke. It’s like kryptonite.
Listening to: I Can Hear Music – The Beach Boys
Anne Ruthmann {love her} posted words yesterday that really lifted me. She has had to move around every two years. She writes, “You make plans. You make back-up plans. You make just-in-case plans. No matter how hard you plan, sometimes life just has a different plan.”
Amen.
This has been the hardest thing for me about adulthood, parenting, pretty much everything. I make lots of plans and then when the plan gets deleted by some external factor, I feel like there is no use in even making a plan. But I love and find great comfort in what she said in closing:
“Just because life may change your plans at any moment, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t plan. Often, it is by pursuing the plan that you’ve set for yourself, that you encounter something which is even better along the way. It might not always seem that way at first, and you might be forced to change when you aren’t ready for it, but if you seek to make the most of what life gives you – you’re guaranteed to live a more rewarding life in the end.” – Anne Ruthmann
Thank you Anne! Her work is as elegant and inspiring as her words. These have been in my inspiration folder for a long time.
by Teaworthy
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