Nothing has shown me more lately than the idea that life is just a series of curveballs. I had mostly planned my week out, and then we had a car situation that flip flopped my entire day, the next day my son was called home sick from school, literally nothing about my planned week has happened as expected.
I haven't done a single thing I thought I was going to do this week (yet).
What I did get to do was fully focus on my son and help him feel safe, and talk to him about not feeling bad that he was sick. How many of you were shamed when you were sick as a kid, told to buck up, or told you were not believed you were sick?
I got to start three different art projects with him.
I got to have a growth mindset.
I got to snuggle more than usual.
Instead of checking the boxes on my list, I watched Netflix while my son, toasty with his fever, watched Disney — because who doesn't remember that sick days are for movies and cartoons?
I got to remember that the curveballs will keep coming and as long as we do our best to catch them, and not get stuck in what we thought was going to or should have happened and just embrace what is happening right in front of us, life will just be easier.
What curve balls are being thrown your way and how are you fielding them?
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Don't let the curveballs get you down.
