In my life a problem derails your life, not being able to get a good seat on that same train, that is an inconvenience – Carrie Fisher
Happy Wednesday Accidental readers. The days seem to blend into each other and I can’t believe we have been home for almost seven weeks now. Sometimes changing my pajamas is an accomplishment. I shared yesterday on my friend Cris Spinner’s great weeknight Facebook event that I’m gonna have trouble going back to wearing shoes. I love my slippers so much that I don’t even take them off when I go to Dunkin’! Drive thru of course!
I saw a great piece a couple of weeks ago on Hoda and Jenna. They were talking about the difference between a problem and an inconvenience. It struck a nerve with me.
Knowing the difference between the two helps you to view the world in a whole different way. I’m trying to evaluate situations and events in my life that are causing me worry or unhappiness and think, are these actual problems or simply inconveniences? Is what I’m feeling going to affect me in a week, a month or even a year?
If it is a problem, I will devote my attention to it and solve it. If it is merely an inconvenience, I will accept it (sometimes not without a little pouting), do what I can and move on.
My daughter, Molly, is a senior in high school this year. With all that’s going on we are devastated that her senior year was taken away. All the traditions that you wait four years for are gone, taken without notice. It breaks my heart. However, my “baby” is healthy. I am healthy as well as the rest of our family. We have food in our fridge, heat in our home (which we really should not be needing this late in the year) and thank God we still have an income coming in. COVID-19 is a major inconvenience, but not a problem. We are safe sheltering at home.
Opening the refrigerator and not seeing anything you feel like eating, an inconvenience. Opening that same refrigerator and having nothing in it, a problem. Stuck at home with family and Netflix and not being able to leave, an inconvenience. Having someone in your family fighting for their life, a problem. It is all about perspective.
“Life is lumpy, but a lump in your oatmeal, a lump in your throat, and a lump in your breast are three very different things. We should learn to know the difference.” – Robert Fulghum
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