So yeah, Sister didn't get a chance to update in time for WWS... Wednesday. Having juggled a record number of plates over the past week she just couldn't make it happen. (For those of you too young to remember the Ed Sullivan Show, there used to be a guy who balanced spinning plates on sticks of various lengths. It was pretty amazing.)
What would Sylvia say?
Sylvia would say "It's not critical. You can't do everything in a day. Don't waste time worrying about it. Tomorrow's another day. You need to relax a little."
She's right. If no one is bleeding and the house isn't on fire, chances are it's 'small stuff'. There's not a day that goes by when I don't hear something that reminds me how small any of my own 'problems' are by comparison to those of so many others... or how minor the things we worry about really are.
If a thing that isn't a matter of life or death doesn't happen exactly on schedule or as planned, well, it doesn't. One needs to have some degree of flexibility and the capacity to "go with the flow" or one will be consistently full of angst. Life's too short for that. Focus on the important stuff - family, friends, having the basics in life and being content with whatever extra you get beyond that. Give more than you take. That's what Sylvia would tell you, anyway. Sister is just the messenger.
She's right. If no one is bleeding and the house isn't on fire, chances are it's 'small stuff'. There's not a day that goes by when I don't hear something that reminds me how small any of my own 'problems' are by comparison to those of so many others... or how minor the things we worry about really are.
If a thing that isn't a matter of life or death doesn't happen exactly on schedule or as planned, well, it doesn't. One needs to have some degree of flexibility and the capacity to "go with the flow" or one will be consistently full of angst. Life's too short for that. Focus on the important stuff - family, friends, having the basics in life and being content with whatever extra you get beyond that. Give more than you take. That's what Sylvia would tell you, anyway. Sister is just the messenger.
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