A Series of Unfortunate Events- Enjoying Life.

“I don’t want to get so caught up in doing life that I forget to really live.”

This is what I wrote in my journal just this morning. I had been in the middle of rushing around my house, putting things together, messaging and calling people and places, getting things in order when I felt God wanted me to s  l  o  w     d  o  w  n.

I sat down, tea in one hand, journal and pen in the other and I began to write, talking to God.

Back in my comfort zone of my home and being in familiar surroundings with a predictable schedule (for the most part), my “To Do” list came out with it’s never ending items (I like lists- sometimes too much).

“Slow Down.

Take a breath.

Enjoy life.”

Those were the last words I wrote in this morning’s entry. I went back to my computer to send out a few last messages before I left to run the few important errands I needed to run.

The internet wasn’t working.

I waited a few minutes to no avail and decided to continue on.

Getting in my car, ready to be gone the rest of the day, I input an address into my GPS and start my car.

Nothing.

Well, not nothing. There were a bunch of flashing lights on the dash.

Uh oh.

Long story short- forget all my errands I had planned for the morning and getting together with a friend for coffee, off to the shop my car and I go with the tow-truck driver.

I am now sitting in a coffee shop, waiting for my car and praying it doesn’t cost much to fix.

Strange how we can make plans and in a matter of a few minutes everything can go awry. Though sitting in a coffee shop was one of the things I was planning on doing, I certainly didn’t imagine it to be quite like this.  

Enjoy life.

Not gonna lie, it’s a little hard to do that, knowing that your plans aren’t going as planned and your budget is going to look a bit different.

But you know what?

There isn’t a thing I can do about it at the moment except to make the choice to

Slow down.

Take a breath

And regardless of my situation,

Enjoy Life.

Things I enjoy and am thankful for:

-wifi

-a city I know my way around (at least sort of)

-a shuttle at the auto shop

-friendly people

-being given money unexpectedly which I can put towards fixing my car

-Starbucks ;)

-LIFE.

Post-Blog Question for the Reader (that's YOU!) ;)

What does it mean to "really live"?

(comment below!)