Last week my
computer crashed! I sank into a vast hole of desperation. I like many people in
my generation am somewhat perplexed and technically challenged by the overwhelming
structure called the computer and the internet.
Three days
into the catastrophe and I was asking myself if I should have a meltdown, take
up drinking shots of whiskey, watch TV incessantly and sleep for hours, or should
I teach my yoga classes, take a week off from the computer, work manually on
editing my manuscript and trust that in all good time everything would sort itself
out. This to me seems the more reasonable way to go. What good would it do me
to have a meltdown at this time in my life? I know what it does to your health;
mental and physical. I never really liked whiskey, too much TV is boring and
well I sleep pretty well anyway.
So I remind
myself to be patient because it is a virtue. At this age I know that things always
somehow get done, and we somehow get through each crisis, big and small. I heard a story about the Zaidi people in
Iraq and it reminded me that my problems were oh so very small. My problems are
fixable. For many people in the world their problems cannot be fixed within a
week. This story humbled me. The rest of the week I was grateful to have the
time to teach extra classes, work on my manuscript and appreciate my life even
if it is so very technically challenged. That’s not likely to change at my age.
But at my age I do know that stuff happens and somehow it always works out. You
just have to age and mellow a little to remind you that it’s all just stuff. It’s all about the lessons and not about the
damn computer and all that other stuff! So I’ll patiently rebuild my computer
life bit by bit and bite by bite. That’s life- one bite at a time!
Enjoy each
day – because each one is an adventure!
Doctor Lynn
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