Here we are on the 20th, working on the entry for the 19th...a not uncommon delay...but hey, I'm working on it!
A flash storm swept through town, suddenly all the appliances shut down, and writing time got swallowed up in the panic and drama (isn't that what sturm and drang means?) of getting the circuit boxes checked, flipped and flipped again until everything was back on, relieving anxious moments imagining what might have to be done with thawing food in the event that things did not work out.
But the frig was evidently the (or part of the) culprit. It took more tries, and "Just one more try" by an ever helpful neighbor, to get it going. So the fix is only temporary..we've been knowing for some time that the frig is singing its swan song (the freezer actually chirps when overloaded, and the light is irreparably defunct). So this is a wake-up call to get busy and look for a new frig again ('went through this last year and abandoned it for other pursuits when the chosen model didn't fit the space), this time concluding with a purchase that works for us...in both senses of the term.
And then there will be bonding time with whoever is willing to accept wilted/wilting food when we empty this one out in anticipation of the new one. Affirmation of neighborliness, frig re-started, determination to follow through on search for much needed replacement frig, reminder of need for plan B for food have been brought to mind, in all, not a bad record of results for one brief storm. Thank God for all!
Not that I'm a 'pollyanna' (one of my bff's is a real Polly), but I do believe good comes out of difficulty, if we can recognize it, and an attitude of gratitude beats dwelling on the struggle that eventually led to the good. It may come later and in a way we don't even recognize; may God give us the grace of retrospective recognition. 'Ah, that's why that happened,' or 'If that would not have happened we may never have _____________." You fill in the blank.
All of which in a way addresses yesterday's prompt and 'inspiration' nicely, vis:
Day 18's Inspiration:
Admittedly, my example is simplistic compared to the nitty gritty introspection Lisa may be prompting. But it addresses the basic attitude, which is to expect good things. Examine things for the good. Adknowledge them when they happen. And be thankful. As an evangelist named Oral Roberts was fond of saying, "Expect a miracle." And (was it?) one of the many co-queens in "The King and I" sings, "A Hundred Thousand Miracles are happening every day." Where will I, where will you, find ours today??
A flash storm swept through town, suddenly all the appliances shut down, and writing time got swallowed up in the panic and drama (isn't that what sturm and drang means?) of getting the circuit boxes checked, flipped and flipped again until everything was back on, relieving anxious moments imagining what might have to be done with thawing food in the event that things did not work out.
But the frig was evidently the (or part of the) culprit. It took more tries, and "Just one more try" by an ever helpful neighbor, to get it going. So the fix is only temporary..we've been knowing for some time that the frig is singing its swan song (the freezer actually chirps when overloaded, and the light is irreparably defunct). So this is a wake-up call to get busy and look for a new frig again ('went through this last year and abandoned it for other pursuits when the chosen model didn't fit the space), this time concluding with a purchase that works for us...in both senses of the term.
And then there will be bonding time with whoever is willing to accept wilted/wilting food when we empty this one out in anticipation of the new one. Affirmation of neighborliness, frig re-started, determination to follow through on search for much needed replacement frig, reminder of need for plan B for food have been brought to mind, in all, not a bad record of results for one brief storm. Thank God for all!
Not that I'm a 'pollyanna' (one of my bff's is a real Polly), but I do believe good comes out of difficulty, if we can recognize it, and an attitude of gratitude beats dwelling on the struggle that eventually led to the good. It may come later and in a way we don't even recognize; may God give us the grace of retrospective recognition. 'Ah, that's why that happened,' or 'If that would not have happened we may never have _____________." You fill in the blank.
All of which in a way addresses yesterday's prompt and 'inspiration' nicely, vis:
Day 18's Inspiration:
Storms make trees take deeper roots. - Dolly Parton ,,,
The 18th's Journal Prompts: (do one, some, all, or none, as you wish)
The storm that made me stronger was…
Because…
I learned that…
The gift I possess as a result is…
Admittedly, my example is simplistic compared to the nitty gritty introspection Lisa may be prompting. But it addresses the basic attitude, which is to expect good things. Examine things for the good. Adknowledge them when they happen. And be thankful. As an evangelist named Oral Roberts was fond of saying, "Expect a miracle." And (was it?) one of the many co-queens in "The King and I" sings, "A Hundred Thousand Miracles are happening every day." Where will I, where will you, find ours today??
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