Earlier today when I was running some errands with Adam, Emma & Colby were waiting at home so that we could all go to Ikea to play afterwards. *that's a regular activity for us, it's Emma's local Disneyland* I wasn't back as soon as Colby said I'd be, and Emma ended up watching for me out the front window for like 20 minutes.
Emma: Where's Mommy?
Dad: I don't know, I thought she'd be home by now.
Emma: Maybe she's under construction.
Dad: Do you mean she's waiting in construction? (I wasn't, I made a "quick" stop at DI, hehe)
Emma: No, she's under construction.
lol Okay then, thanks Emma! But it actually was a bit of kismet, 'cause I've been thinking about that today - the fact that I'm "under construction." Thinking back through the years about the ways I've changed and grown, and about who I currently am.
And so, today (Wednesday, for reals this time!) I'm thankful for:
Progress
We all know that age-old truth, "No one is perfect" - it's a little cliche nowadays, but this casual phrase refers to an eternal truth. We are here to travel down that endless path, searching for perfection, and we therefore will always have work to do & changes to make within ourselves.
Some might find that to be a depressing principle, that no matter how far we get down that path, we'll always have more distance yet to cover. Personally, I think it's exciting - I mean, my worst days are the ones where I convince myself to be content with laziness & squander my time in doing nothing. I'm exponentially happier on a day when I accomplish much, when I'm able to check items off a to do list, when I feel like I've made some form of improvement with my time and efforts.
So, I find myself incredibly happy today to think that I'm "under construction", and always will be. There's work to be done, and as long as I'm busy with that work, things will steadily be getting better. How boring would my time here be if all I had to do was sit around and wait for the end?
Progress is good.
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