Hurry Scurry Worry

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“Enough is abundance to the wise.” – Euripides

Of the things I think about, time and love have to be the top two topics. Sometimes they are separate thoughts, but often time they are combined in the same thought. Struggling with how to love and appreciate the moment, and the dear ones I’m with, when I’m often in a hurry.

It doesn’t help that June comes with six birthdays of family, including Cooper the dog, and dear friends, including mine in mid-June. That’s always a reminder of time with a “capital T.”

On a recent Sunday morning, I was deep in the vortex of hurry worry. This year, my mom signed Miss O up for a youth choir in a neighborhood church.  Miss O has a lovely voice and it was a fantastic activity for her. My mom managed all the transportation, and even took Mr. D along for some of the practices. All good.

But on the Sundays the choir performed, it was a struggle to both watch Miss O sing and keep Mr. D entertained throughout the service. So, on the particular Sunday morning in question, I came up with the idea that Mr. D and I would walk to the church to expend a little of the morning energy while Miss O went ahead with my mom.

Mr. D and I left with enough time to walk the eight blocks, but not extra. As we were walking, I was feeling the time pressure to get there. Enough so that it prompted me to remember the meditation practice I’ve been working on to not hurry. I said a prayer.

When I told my mom about this later, she asked, “What did you pray for? That Mr. D wouldn’t find anything interesting along the way?”

“No,” I answered. “I prayed that we’d have enough time. Then I enjoyed the walk without looking at the time and it all worked out.”

It’s funny. We can either pray/hope/wish/focus on everything to go right. Or pray/hope/wish/focus on being okay with how things work out. The latter has worked better for me.

For another way to stretch capital T time please listen to our Sharing the Heart of the Matter podcast: Episode 69: All You Have to Do Is Ask with Wynne and Vicki

Vicki Atkinson and I are big believers in the power of story – to connect us, to create intergenerational healing, and to make meaning out of the events of our lives. Each episode of our podcast will start with someone telling a story in each episode.

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38 thoughts on “Hurry Scurry Worry”

  2. Oh wow. “We can either pray/hope/wish/focus on everything to go right. Or pray/hope/wish/focus on being okay with how things work out. The latter has worked better for me.” The sound you hear is the lightbulb going off in my brain. So simple but a huge difference. Thanks Wynne.

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  3. Yes, concentrating on acceptance of those many things that don’t work out seems like a more transformative choice. What comes is what comes in much of our lives. Thanks, Wynne.

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  5. I agree, Wynne. Better to concentrate on how to best navigate life’s daily challenges – and be good with the results – than look for unrealistic expectations everything will always go perfectly. Plan for the plan to not go as planned, and be content with making new ones that satisfy.🙂

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    1. Plan for the plan to not go as planned. Yes, Bruce. Exactly! And the last part – to be content with making new ones. Seems like that’s the key part in being happy about it. Thanks for the great comment!

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  6. I pray for the ability to accept whatever happens and set my fears aside. It isn’t easy. But I believe in the power of prayer, although I think many of us have misplaced beliefs about that power.

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  7. Lol, this is what I do when things come up that would make me late: I pray that it will all work out. Usually does!

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  10. “We can either pray/hope/wish/focus on everything to go right. Or pray/hope/wish/focus on being okay with how things work out.” Such a simple and profound truth, and one I think so many of us need to be reminded of all too often.

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  16. Oh, the precious conundrum of time and living and enjoying the moment.

    I love the wise strategies you have in place to make the most of time while being very pragmatic, such as burning off Mr D’s energy before the service.

    I find that when we stop looking at the clock, things somehow work themselves out and we can just enjoy the moment, and it sounds like your prayer was answered!

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  17. We all suffer from the hurry worry don’t we Wynne. Though I do like the latter solution as well. It really is a mindset. Easier without little kids, so I admire your ability to accept the workings. Love and time, what else is there? Love this and your perspective, as always. 💕

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