Adjust

January 12, 2022

Adjust. Adjust. Adjust. Life is one adjustment after another, because nothing ever stays the same. As we are living and breathing, we are always changing and growing. Even if sometimes change is difficult, annoying or just plain bad it will cause growth. Growth is a good thing. We are here as humans to learn as much as we can. So, everything we learn adds to our experience of living. We get better at doing life because we have done life longer. Things don’t usually rattle our cage as much as they did when we were young and inexperienced. We have learned everything is temporary and we have learned to adjust. Of course, it would be super great if we could also have learned to appreciate what we have when we have it. Why would that be a good idea? Because everything changes and everything is temporary. Your life’s journey takes you down the road of wow. Wow this, and wow that. Even if wow isn’t your favorite word, it doesn’t matter. Everywhere you turn there is something in your path for you to enjoy and appreciate. Everyone wants to be loved and everyone wants to be happy. I think we can all agree it is true. Everyone wants to be loved. Everyone wants to be happy. Adjust to your life and you will be loved, and you will be happy. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel; you just have to keep rolling along. Since my husband has died, I have been living with my son, my daughter- in-law and my two grandsons. Our son had said, “Mom, why don’t you sell your house, we will sell our house and we can buy a bigger house and all live together. We have been living together for almost three- and one-half months. There was a period of adjustment. Me living without the love of my life, and a family of four now being a family of five. But we all made adjustments and we made it to today. Well, the day after tomorrow we are having the closing on our new house. Wow, it all came together. My son and his family could not have gotten a bigger house without my financial support, and I could not have had a second chance at happiness without their love. We have all adjusted and it seems like it is a win win situation. Of course, someone is missing in this equation, but we cannot bring him back. Even so, he will live in our hearts for ever more. Adjust. Adjust. Adjust. Or remembering a childhood song: Row row row your boat gently down the stream…merrily merrily merrily merrily, life is but a dream. We used to sing it as a round. Different groups would be singing the same words at different times. We laughed and laughed back then as we would get the words mixed up. Do not fight the current. Go with the flow…gently down the stream. Grow with me, the best is yet to be. Loved is a given. Believe it, then you will see it. Happiness is a choice…make it your choice as I have made it mine. Have a wonderful wintery day. it is 5:54AM. It is 13 degrees outside. Pretty soon the sun will be dawning chasing away the darkness as it always does. Peace, to all of you. Thank you for caring about happiness. Thank you for being here with me. Good bye.

Granny-o