Bubbling Over

To me, to grab an audience as a writer means helping people see something beyond the ordinary. The past withered. The future hasn't unfolded. What remains?

In a time-constructed world, these are the everyday happenings of a busy life. Working 9 to 5 is probably one of the first things that comes to most heads. Included in this are family, friends, and community responsibilities. It is easy to forget that, in all circumstances, there is a pause button. Hitting pause is an opportunity to shift the obstacles in life in reverse order so that being comes out on top. Being is when life is enjoyable. Being means breath and realization. Being means more with less effort.

Yesterday, I had a dilemma. I was buried in work with robot parts to inventory for the classes I'll be teaching in the fall; as part of my training, I had two online introductory to coding robots classes to complete (with final exams!) and all of a workday to complete the mission. Several hours later, I made it through inventorying most of the robots; however, while I worked some on the training program, the internet went out. So, the online courses had to wait, and the workday ended.

Yesterday has passed. The mission completed part of my workday has also passed. Given the time and technical issues I faced, I did what I could. Although my exams may wait a while, and I have plenty of time to continue prepping for my robotics courses—something didn't feel quite right. My sense of accomplishment was off-kilter. Somehow, like the competitive edge in me who wants to see my team make it to first place again in the middle school robotics competition, I didn't quite live up to my own standards. Why?

What robs me of the eternal moment isn't about what I did or didn't do; it's my limited perception. At the end of the day, I slept really well. I mean, I slept really, really blissfully well. Does this mean anything?

When I awoke in the morning, I went right back to work. Only this time did I concentrate on my spiritual reading and writing as part of my focused meditation. This part of my day is the most fulfilling because everything else will come into alignment according to God’s will.