Here's A Nugget For You

I might have mentioned before that my desk runneth over with scraps of paper containing various and sundry quotes. Well, here's one I ran across recently that really spoke to me:

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us."
Joseph Cambell

Admittedly, I am not naturally a life planner. I can plan outings, parties, meals, daily to do's, but life on the big picture scale????...not so good on that front...which, really explains a whole heck of a lot. I tend towards the scattered side of things, and my life in the past has certainly reflected that. However, becoming a mom, helped bring things into focus for me. Planning and building a life that makes some sort of sense has begun to top the charts of the to do list. On occasion I find myself becoming slightly obsessive about it. Lately, my ideas have maybe become a tad rigid, and I've found myself feeling a bit out of sorts and not really "letting go and letting God" as the saying goes. Today, in particular, I was obsessing over some really dumb stuff that in about 5 minutes isn't going to matter anymore and in truth doesn't matter right now. Then this quote popped into view. I feel better already. So, I say, "Yay!" to messy desks that produce nuggets of wisdom at precisely the right time.