Lately I've had to come to a conclusion. For the most part, I think I expect my life to turn out as planned, or at least how I think it should go. I mean, I realize that there are some things you can't plan, but I'd like to think there are some things you can generally count on. Death and taxes, right? Is that really all I can count on? I realize that I can make a general plan, but I have to realize that the ball might not come straight down the middle, ya know? It seems to be I get thrown more curve balls than anything. And I feel like they keep hitting me in the stomach and knocking the breath out of me. It's actually an analogy I heard at Women's Conference (I don't usually come up with baseball analogies on my own). If you're not expecting curve balls, they will catch you off guard every time. However, if you're ready, you might actually be able to hit them and not end up with multiple injuries! So, what am I doing with my life? Being patient. It will all work out.
It's true. Life is definitely very funny, but I think it's because we learn so much more from what we do not plan that makes it nice.
ReplyDeleteis that picture from "A League of Their Own?" That is one of my favorite movies ever, so I hope so. Also, I like to think of things this way sometimes: life would be so much more boring if things went according to plan. Sometimes those surprises that you hate initially turn out to be the defining moments of your life. It's easier to think of it this way, for me, sometimes because I think that sometimes all we're learning (which is actually a pretty big lesson) from trials like these is how to be patient, and how to react. Anyway, things will work out in the end, I think.
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