Yesterday, I fell asleep on the couch mid-afternoon. Which is, on the
one hand, one of the glories of the freelance/job search life. Your
hours are yours to structure. As long as you fulfill your obligations,
work-wise and family-wise, whether you nap in the afternoon is really up
to you. Nonetheless, I awoke beating myself up for the lost hours.
At midnight last night when my middle school daughter and I finished her
math homework, it suddenly became clear. My nap was fate. The only (and
I love my kids, but the ONLY) reason I was able to stay up until
midnight with my daughter was that I had taken that nap.
Tonight (having not taken a nap), I left a CMA program without staying to
network, and ended up walking out the door with a person I hadn't seen
in some time--we had a brief but great conversation, one that never
would have occurred had I forced myself to stay longer.
Often, one of the hardest things to do is step back and accept things
that happen. I'm not saying that everything always happens for a
reason, but I do know that the results of things unplanned often end up
better than anything I could plan.
This has been a year of rolling with more punches than ever before, and I
would like to think I've come out stronger for it. So, if once in a
while I feel the need for a nap or an early exit, I'm going for it.
Hey, you never know what fate will give you in exchange!
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