Well, naturally, things are hectic and hassles abound at the moment. The entire family is on antibiotics for ear infections, the packers were really quite horrible, it’s raining today and they are going to be walking our furniture a not-so-short distance to get to the truck, and, yesterday, I was hit by another car while driving my husband’s precious Mercedes.
And then, when we checked into our lodging last night, the one bed is a double bed and, well, our daughter still sleeps with us. Needless to say, husband took the couch last night. Even with some space available to her, Clara managed to fall out of the bed and narrowly miss her eye on the corner of a bed side table.
I’m not complaining here, I actually think it’s enough to be funny. So, as my husband was grieving the side of the car last night, I realized there is an *om* in Rome, and I started chanting “Rrrrrroooooommmmmmme”! Erick started laughing, as did I, and it all seemed, well, managable.
And it will all be different by next week. The family will feel better, our stuff will all be on a ship, and we will board a plane to cross the Atlantic. We will be tired when we arrive and then we will get a good night’s sleep. We will probably have some difficult moments, but we will have some really amazing moments as well. Because that is just what life is like.
I feel so happy about that today. So happy that even though I am tired and sick and my family is tired and sick, I know it will pass and change sooner than I might imagine. I think this is called equanimity. May you all find a bit of equanimity in your lives today.
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I can so hear you saying “R-om-e!”
Hope your last week in the US is a fun one. Wish I was there this weekend to sa goodbye!