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I went on a business trip to CHICAGO recently…
…and it was a DISASTER
It was only a day trip, so I decided not to bring my glasses.. Even though I can’t see the big E
My boss wanted to make some final changes to our materials at midnight, so I typed away
Sir Boss, I really can’t see anything right
now
When the FINAL email came in…
I set my alarm for 6AM and went STRAIGHT to sleep
But when I woke up, I realized that I FORGOT my contacts
And I had a meeting with a CEO later
Why is this person squinting at me?
I NEEDED my contacts. ASAP.
So I rushed down to the hotel’s business center to print 1,000 copies…
I hope no one comes in and sees me with my face plastered to the
monitor…
…And then rushed into a cab to go to the eye doctor to pick up some contacts
As I looked out of the window, I realized that the blurry Chicago I saw was
surprisingly BEAUTIFUL
Even as I stepped out of the taxi only to face falling icicles from the building
above…
…it was still BEAUTIFUL. What was there to fear if I couldn’t see it anyway?
But when I put in my newly bought contacts, Chicago became GRAY AND
DULL
I guess I couldn’t really see the details without my contacts, but somehow it had
been BETTER that way
Someone once told me that he never knew he was HAPPY until it was in the
past
In high school, EVERYTHING seemed like it was a BIG DEAL
This SUCKS…
But when he started working, he forgot the small things that used to bother him and realized that he was actually really
HAPPY back thenWhy do I have to wear suits everyday? I wish I could go
back to high school.
We always tend to look at the present with a MAGNIFYING GLASS
But as TIME PASSES…
We forget the SMALL THINGS that used to be such a BIG DEAL
We are able to see things from a different PERSPECTIVE, and we can truly appreciate the
BEAUTY in our lives
As I rode towards my meeting in Chicago, I thought…
What if I was able to see what I saw without my contacts on EVERY DAY of my life?
It’s not that I’m going to blind myself to what’s going on around me…
It’s just that I’ll remember to step back from the daily GRIT AND GRIND
And ignore the small things that WEIGH ME DOWN
I’m going to embrace the things I have
I don’t like hugs.. but just this once…
And stop listing off the things that I don’t have or the dreams that didn’t go
as planned
After all, wouldn’t you rather SPREAD light…
Versus TAKING IT AWAY ?
So let’s THROW AWAY our magnifying glasses
And actually SMELL the roses
While choosing to overlook that HAIRY CATEPILLAR that might be crawling on the
petals
Thanks for reading
Willow’s Wednesday’s Musings
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