Change of Plan

  So I get up, I shower, I eat half of a banana, I expect the day to go one way, it doesn't. Of course it doesn't. It goes another. Do I get pissed off, do I curse? Well...  Yes... But it changes nothing. Of course, of course today will be upside down... So... I trust... Ok?... Ok.

  Change of plan.

  So I take a deep breath. Change direction, get ready to move and I'm oh-so-close to leaving the house When... I remember... I remember, with increasing clarity, a half forgotten plan... A plan made yesterday to do something else entirely with the day today. Of course. Do that I must. That I must do. Must I do that?... Yes, I must do that. Change of plan.

  Then, ohh, I realise that there's something important I need to do first. Of course. New direction. A little thing, but important nonetheless. A random act of kindness that will take about 15 minutes, cashpoint out of order, that will take 30 minutes, it was sold just before I arrived, that will take over an hour and hurt my feet and now I'm late.

  But it was all worth it and no-one died and I went with the flow and I feel good about the day.

  So here it is...

  The journey... Heed now... "The journey is the destination!" Heed it. Go on. Heed it well. I enjoy the swirl, the lick of fulfilment, the rolling egg of disappointment. The only place we ever go to is now, and we're already here. The destination is the journey itself.

  So roll with it!

  Go with the flow.

  And when everything goes wrong, just laugh. It's funny. Maybe you have to cry first but then laugh. You want something. Universe says no. Ok. Change of plan. There are no mistakes in life, just super magnificent learning opportunities.

  And now, the plan is bed, brush teeth, glass of water, good. But I'm only 99.5% certain. Because I'm 0.5% ready at any moment for....

  Change of plan!