Sunday Musings – April 15, 2018
This morning I was reminded of “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” which many will recall is adapted from a line in the Robert Burns poem of 1785, “To a mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough”, ‘The best laid schemes o’ mine an’ men…’.
Many have used this sage reminder in works of art, business, and in treatment settings. The 12-step program, expresses it very well when they remind folks new in recovery that no matter what, life will continue to show up. We must always have a plan B. Sometimes a plan B is to just be patient. Such was the case this morning when I got yet another reminder that I had not attended to the notice that there were pending updates to my computer. Nearly 40 minutes later the updates were complete and I was able to log back into my Apple account, iCloud and continue with what I had originally intended to do.
As is my habit, I had this past week mapped out. I pretended where I would be and what I would be doing from 5:00 a.m. until around 10:00 p.m. each day. I planned on Tuesday after work I would go to a local University to a lecture sponsored by the philosophy club. The speaker was a philosopher from Georgia who is, for the first time in his life, running for a seat in the U. S. Congress in hopes he can help “ensure that everyone can live a life of dignity and economic security.” Professor Richard Dien Winfield is committed to fighting for a social bill of rights including a guaranteed job at a fair wage among other rights.
Friday night, the full time professional symphony of Wheeling, WV included three guest artists, two of whom are hometown men who are successful on the national stage. On the program was a new symphony composed by one of the local men and his artistic partner, Appalachian Rhapsody. As with all music the piece began with a concept and soon took on a life of its own.
I reconnected with some dear friends whom I have not seen in some time.
I saw clients who had not been scheduled while some others who were scheduled did not show or cancelled.
Plan B is to welcome change, focus on relationships and trust that I will always get what I need to grow spiritually. I have always gotten what I need to grow spiritually. Sometimes plan A is actually possible. Often, I have to move quickly to plan B. At times, I need to be prepared to wing it with plan C, D, E, or even F.
I listened to an interview with one of the women spectators who was injured in the 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon. She lost a leg, gained a husband and became a motivational speaker. None of these was in her plan A or, I am sure, in her plan B. Today she is watching the Boston Marathon runners, one of whom is her husband.
All the spiritual teachers, including my good friend. Dr. Becky Johnen, author, advise one to make plans while staying open to using plan B or C or D or….
All the best laid plans of mice and men go awry! New opportunities arise.
Written April 15, 2018
This morning I was reminded of “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” which many will recall is adapted from a line in the Robert Burns poem of 1785, “To a mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough”, ‘The best laid schemes o’ mine an’ men…’.
Many have used this sage reminder in works of art, business, and in treatment settings. The 12-step program, expresses it very well when they remind folks new in recovery that no matter what, life will continue to show up. We must always have a plan B. Sometimes a plan B is to just be patient. Such was the case this morning when I got yet another reminder that I had not attended to the notice that there were pending updates to my computer. Nearly 40 minutes later the updates were complete and I was able to log back into my Apple account, iCloud and continue with what I had originally intended to do.
As is my habit, I had this past week mapped out. I pretended where I would be and what I would be doing from 5:00 a.m. until around 10:00 p.m. each day. I planned on Tuesday after work I would go to a local University to a lecture sponsored by the philosophy club. The speaker was a philosopher from Georgia who is, for the first time in his life, running for a seat in the U. S. Congress in hopes he can help “ensure that everyone can live a life of dignity and economic security.” Professor Richard Dien Winfield is committed to fighting for a social bill of rights including a guaranteed job at a fair wage among other rights.
Friday night, the full time professional symphony of Wheeling, WV included three guest artists, two of whom are hometown men who are successful on the national stage. On the program was a new symphony composed by one of the local men and his artistic partner, Appalachian Rhapsody. As with all music the piece began with a concept and soon took on a life of its own.
I reconnected with some dear friends whom I have not seen in some time.
I saw clients who had not been scheduled while some others who were scheduled did not show or cancelled.
Plan B is to welcome change, focus on relationships and trust that I will always get what I need to grow spiritually. I have always gotten what I need to grow spiritually. Sometimes plan A is actually possible. Often, I have to move quickly to plan B. At times, I need to be prepared to wing it with plan C, D, E, or even F.
I listened to an interview with one of the women spectators who was injured in the 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon. She lost a leg, gained a husband and became a motivational speaker. None of these was in her plan A or, I am sure, in her plan B. Today she is watching the Boston Marathon runners, one of whom is her husband.
All the spiritual teachers, including my good friend. Dr. Becky Johnen, author, advise one to make plans while staying open to using plan B or C or D or….
All the best laid plans of mice and men go awry! New opportunities arise.
Written April 15, 2018
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