Life’s Not Typical, So Enjoy Your Today

By Samantha McKenzie

I felt really blessed to wake up this morning. I felt unusually thankful for having THIS particular day ahead of me, so I decided to use it wisely and accept these things as my simple truths:

Life’s never going to be typical.

Each day is going to be filled with irony.

There will be at least one hour of unpredictable occurrences.

I may encounter an obstacle, a blow to the ego or even a slight jolt to the soul.

I’ll find one person to inspire, and bump into another who will leave me encouraged.

I may not follow my diet, but I’ll get closer to my goal.

It’s possible that I’ll miss the bus, forget my wallet or show up 10 minutes late to a meeting.

Someone will inadvertently tick me off.

I will inadvertently tick someone off too.

I will say a prayer before lunch and let out a few curse words by dinner.

Someone will take my parking space.

I’ll end up going back to the grocery store because I forgot the one item that I went in to purchase.

My child will ask me a question that will leave me baffled. Like, “so where do babies really come from?”

I will find a typo in an email right after I hit the send button.

I will come up with an excuse why I can’t go to the gym.

I will ignore my excuse and go to the gym anyway.

There’s going to be one more document the financial aid office will need before they approve next semester’s loan.

I will only complete 4 tasks on my list of 10 things to do.

I will be forced to loosen my control.

Today won’t be typical.

I will remember to stay flexible and pleasant as I maneuver through each situation. I will end my day with a good laugh, because there’s humor in the living.

I’ll give up the idea that everyday is supposed to be perfect and understand that no matter how hard I wish there were more hours in a day, there aren’t. The undone pile of everything will have to wait on me.