A Blessing in Disguise!

“A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success.”

Doug Larson

After an utterly exhausting day yesterday,a good night's sleep was surely what was needed. My head hit the pillow at around 10 and I don't remember much after that. That is until about 2 a.m.

That's when I woke up and was pretty much done sleeping,at least for the next 3 hours. I did manage to get another hour of sleep in before getting up today and heading out to conquer the world again.

Surprisingly, I am full of energy today.

Not that the day didn't start off with a bit of a challenge.

On my way out the door this morning, I noticed that the box I asked Max to put in Susan's car was still sitting on the deck.

I started the Jeep and then went to retrieve the carton of shampoo so that Susan could take it to the shop.

When I went back to my car,I realized that I had slammed my door shut locking my keys and my belongings in my running vehicle.

No I don't have a spare key.

No I don't have AAA.

And yes, I was going to be late to work!

I grabbed my wife's keys ,basically stole her car and barked a set of instructions at her as to how to handle the situation and then I was off.

Within the hour, she had things well under control and life had returned to normal.

Somehow I managed to still be pulling my bus out of the lot at exactly the same time that I normally do and all was back on track.

So how is all of this a blessing of some sort?

I'll tell you.

It has brought me full circle to this month's word of the month.....FOCUS!

It has been weeks,no months since life has been normal" around here.

It seems that since at least mid-June,there has been some sort of disruption to my routine, a routine which always includes moving forward.

It is not as if I have been lazy or taking it easy.

Quite the contrary.

I have been at times completely inundated or overwhelmed.

But mostly ,I have been distracted.

This is the first full week, where my schedule is clearly back on track.

Things are seemingly back in order. And I am once again able to begin the process of being focused.

Sometimes it takes a good beat down and then a really good shake up to wake up.

Realistically, I know that after the extended period of time that my routine has been disrupted it will take a while to feel completely in alignment again.

I also know that the fruits of my labors will not show any tangible results for weeks to come.

I'm okay with that.

It just feels good getting back into a rhythm that is familiar to me.