“Bring it on, day!” Sometimes I wish I hadn’t begun my day with those words. You know what I mean.
One of the positive things about the social media platform, Facebook, is the uplifting sayings which are spread around like germs. We all could use a bit of encouragement from time to time. I’ve found some gems along with the germs in those little idioms.
The saying which I pondered in the musings which have become this column goes like this: “Life’s so ironic. It takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence.”
I had just come off a week of some difficult moments. At the peak day of those difficulties, I felt like most of us have at one time or another, that I couldn’t take any more.
Soldiering through is a skill that we can all develop if we are put into tough situations often enough. So, soldier-through is exactly what I did.
Compared to that day, the next day felt like the sun had risen in my world, for the first time in a while. It was a truly ta-da moment where I could almost palpate the freedom I felt, compared to the adversity from the day before.
A day can come upon you, which is shockingly difficult, when you expected to “do other things.” I can’t tell you how often either my husband or I exclaim in numbingly blatant terms, “this is not what I expected to do with this day.”
We just can’t count on what a day will bring. The saying, “we’ll see what the day brings,” could be restated as, we’ll see what happens.
I’ve seen enough cop shows and mystery movies to have observed a few skeptical police officers question a mystic or medium who has come forward with some information about an impending murder, and say, “if you can see this, why can’t you see who the murderer is?” Most of us aren’t privy to such information about an upcoming day.
Jesus said, “you won’t know what day or hour I’m coming again.” I think we are also told in the Bible that we should be alert to signs and signals and not ignore such potential wisdom.
So, most days will bring some surprising events and outcomes. But when we look back, we might have missed a few subtle clues as to what that day brought.
That’s hindsight for you. Another valuable saying is, “you live and learn.”
I also have contemplated the concept of the time we’ve been given each day. A day of twenty-four hours can be spent in a variety of ways with a variety of emotions, goals, hopes, and expectations.
What do you spend your time on? Are you a spendthrift with your time, or are you just plain thrifty with the time you have?
Now there’s a word; “spendthrift.” One might think that because the word thrift is contained in the word, that it means that you are thrifty or cautious with your spending. But it means the opposite, that you throw away money, spending too much, or unwisely.
I complain from time to time about our beloved cats, who are so very finicky that we never know which can of food will suffice their appetites or to which one they will turn up their noses. It’s a toss-up. I’m often heard saying, “well that’s another dollar down the drain.”
Are you a big spender as to your time? Or do you focus on saving time, banking it for another time?
Do you use your time wisely or foolishly? Or is that just someone else’s judgment of what you do with your time?
Well, today’s another day and here we are, waiting to see what happens. As most of you, I’ve made some plans, expect certain things to happen based on preparations put into place, and hope for the best.
All the while, also like the rest of you, I’m gonna put one foot in front of the other with the wisdom I’ve got, and do what I do. It’s yet to be determined what this day will bring.