Murphy’s Law
April 19, 2016 § 5 Comments
It is an infallible inevitability that whenever my husband must travel for work, something will go wrong. In fact, I plan accordingly for chaos; I fold it into my expectations the way my husband neatly packs his bags. Sometimes I wonder if a cartoon cloud has been assigned my schedule or if I am responsible for inviting rain with the force of my thoughts.
Less a pessimist and more a planner, I persistently endeavor to ready myself for worst case scenarios. The truth is we are never truly prepared; we rise to challenges by choice.
Here is what a spontaneous hour at the veterinarian reminded me:
- We create space in our lives for risk. Dogs, like children, do not defer to convenience and our commitment to them demands we detour as necessary.
- Children are more capable than we assume, they thrive with responsibility because it validates their unique strengths and reinforces messages of ability over need.
I’m not in a hurry to do yesterday over, but I’m pretty proud of myself and my children. We were present for one another and accountable for ourselves. Our pup is on the mend and we’ve added a new story for when my husband returns home.
Murphy’s Law might dictate anything that could go wrong will, but I like to think everything worked out just fine.
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Love your comments. This happens every time my son travels. Something inevitably breaks.
Truly, the predictable inconvenience has become more of a punchline than a surprise.
All for a hairy bundle of unconditional love Marie 🙂
Sometimes frustrating but they are great teachers, they help us to stand outside our safety zones too 🙂
She has completely toppled my sense of order with the reckless wag of a tail.
And don’t they do it with ease 🙂