Musing

14C/57F; chilly breeze, overcast – our walk solitary, calming, my head busier than I wanted, Gusta sniffing for her rabbit friend but nothing in site, nothing unexpected – but I was looking for it

3 Stampede functions in one day is always a challenge when woven together with 3 appointments + real work too; today will be busier than I wanted when I planned it

unexpected diversions, unexpected surprises, unexpected – the things that alter your life – happen all the time, every day, all day – most we ignore, some we notice

I mean the unexpected phone call, the unexpected piece of mail or email, the unexpected warm smile across a meeting room table, the unexpected response to a question; the unexpected feeling, the unexpected problem, the unexpected answer that sends us down a new path, the unexpected opportunity that is revealed when something has failed to work out

some things are expected: the sun coming up, water in the tap, light when we flip a switch or an answer when we dial 411 or 911 or anyone we count on or know well or are related to – these & many other things are always EXPECTED, but what about the unexpected?

the unexpected; now that is a different matter altogether; we expect things will be the same unless we do something to change it; but that is simply because these things do not change often/quickly, but inevitably they change too ; when they do they too fall into the realm of the unexpected

some that we notice, we act on; sometimes the change is thrust upon us, but most often that too is a function of our own choices, though sometimes it seems so instantaneous that it must be only a nano-second of decision making time

I will happily take the unexpected every time

‘If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it.’ – Jonathan Winters

go ahead now . . sometime in the next minute, hour or day – you have the opportunity to do the unexpected; why wait for the unexpected – create it

while others wait for opportunity to knock, go do something unexpected - it is your move; it always is

Mark

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