It is Raining: Are Things Growing or Stopping Your Plans?

It was a dark and stormy night in Babson Park. Oh wait, it is dark and stormy, but this isn’t a horror story. This is just a thought about time and the continual passing. Rains come, and rains go. Sometimes it rains a lot and then other times it seems that it will never rain. We get frustrated when it rains too much, most of the time it’s because we have things we want to do. Oh yeah, it stops raining and then we fuss because it is hot. It is hot because it is August and summer. For some reason, this reminded me of passing time.

How many times have we heard people complaining about things that are going to pass, have passed, or cannot be controlled by how much, or how little we complain about them? Yeah, me too. More than likely, it has been me as well. Time is awesome. It is here then gone. Unlike the lost dollar that can be earned back, stolen, or even scammed back, time is gone never to return. Events happen, and they are either good or bad 99% of the time. It is rare that an event is completely non-consequential.

For many years we have been told that each action has a consequence. Most of the time we think about the negative ones. Why is this? If each action has a consequence and 99% of our actions are either positive or negative, wouldn’t that mean that a positive action will have a consequence just the same? I truly think so. All of this goes to the negative mindset that most people have by default. It is simply easier to see the negative than to search for the positive. Don’t get me wrong; there are some bad things that occur and for the life of me I cannot find the positive at all. For other things though I think it is just easier to see the negative around us.

Many people walk around acting like bad stuff is happening all around them. I have asked many of them how their day is going. Rarely do I get told that they got shot, hit by a car, lost their house to a fire, were mugged leaving the store, and on and on. Most of the time they are fine. Yes, they are complaining because someone gave them bad service. That one irks me as well. For goodness sake, if you don’t want to do the job that you chose to do at the highest level then just quit. I know, you are making minimum wage, but I think you knew that when you were hired. Do a great job, put a smile on your face, and do your job, the one you were hired to do, the best you can do. Oops, I digressed but people complaining about having a job just isn’t what this country was founded upon.

Time is the one thing that we have, should cherish, and should maximize as it can never be replaced. I have wasted my fair share and do not speak from a pulpit above the fray. I speak because my daughter is getting to an age that she will create empty nest parents in a few years and I have missed a lot of time with her. Now she drives, has a full schedule, and is giving us the practice we need to prepare once the inevitable comes around. This timeframe that is now available is one that must be cherished when it can be and when there is separation the positive times will fill the void. For sure it could be sad, but really it is another happy moment.

Do me a favor, as you move around tomorrow, count how many good things happen, how many bad things, as told by your favorite media source, and then just how many moments really aren’t worth much at all. Unless you live on a medical television show I doubt the negative truly outweighs the positive. Have a great weekend and it appears you might need your slickers.

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