I was a girl guide who took to heart the motto "be prepared". You can generally rely on me to have about my person a snack, plaster, tissue - whatever it is you might need. I do like to be prepared and when I'm leading something, put in a fair bit of preparation. But I have over the years learned that one of my key skills is being present and flexible - to go with the what is, and not the what I planned for. I don't know if that makes the time I spend preparing a waste of my time? Today at work I will be working with my colleague on preparing a workshop for Friday that I'll be delivering for the first time. I guess if I'm present in the preparation, then how could it be a waste of time? Maybe for me it's in the being prepared that I can then handle anything that comes up - even if I've not prepared for it!
A few years back I saw a scout's bumper sticker and am delighted that someone's thought of a humourous twist to the motto...
Be prepared - be very prepared!!!
Today I'm prepared for anything - all the love, joy, trust and delight that I can possibly notice. Hope you are too :D
true to form, the day didn't go exactly as planned, but I did find many instances of love, joy, trust and delight, and was able to tell some of those involved - like the bus driver - that I had noticed and appreciated it :D
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