Comments on: Crash! http://thejoyfactor.com/2009/11/crash/ Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:29:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: trishcarr http://thejoyfactor.com/2009/11/crash/comment-page-1/#comment-152 trishcarr Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:47:17 +0000 http://thejoyfactor.com/?p=101#comment-152 "Crash." What an appropriate title for my day today. When I saw it, I had to laugh. My computer crashed last nite. I know I don't have to tell you what that's like. So much for meeting deadlines and commitments. Oy vey. My man's car is crashed, for 2 months now, and we're still waiting for the insurance company to pay. Add that to the fact that his second vehicle is a pick-up and isn't allowed to be parked overnight in our development. Oh no. My investments crashed and my net worth is half what it was. Our cash flow has screeched to a remarkably fast halt. Yikes. Lots and lots of opportunities to look at my next steps... Going back to bed is the first option to cross my mind. Just pull the covers up, put on the TV and watch Erica Kane, her problems are bigger than mine right? Or - I could get up and keep going. One step at a time. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. I can still choose Joy, I can still look at what is right in my life and be happy right now in this moment. I can be grateful that I have a roof over my head, food in my fridge, gas in my car, a man who loves me beyond words, an awesome family, and a business that feeds my passion and purpose. Life is a roller coaster ride. The ups are very fun and the downs sometimes take my breath away and cause an upset in my tummy. Time to start going up again and look forward to the fun, anticipate the Joy in the ride. And live in that Joy every single moment. This moment, this one, that's all I can count on and I can make the best of it! Damn computers... “Crash.” What an appropriate title for my day today. When I saw it, I had to laugh. My computer crashed last nite. I know I don’t have to tell you what that’s like. So much for meeting deadlines and commitments. Oy vey. My man’s car is crashed, for 2 months now, and we’re still waiting for the insurance company to pay. Add that to the fact that his second vehicle is a pick-up and isn’t allowed to be parked overnight in our development. Oh no. My investments crashed and my net worth is half what it was. Our cash flow has screeched to a remarkably fast halt. Yikes. Lots and lots of opportunities to look at my next steps…

Going back to bed is the first option to cross my mind. Just pull the covers up, put on the TV and watch Erica Kane, her problems are bigger than mine right? Or – I could get up and keep going. One step at a time. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. I can still choose Joy, I can still look at what is right in my life and be happy right now in this moment. I can be grateful that I have a roof over my head, food in my fridge, gas in my car, a man who loves me beyond words, an awesome family, and a business that feeds my passion and purpose.

Life is a roller coaster ride. The ups are very fun and the downs sometimes take my breath away and cause an upset in my tummy. Time to start going up again and look forward to the fun, anticipate the Joy in the ride. And live in that Joy every single moment. This moment, this one, that’s all I can count on and I can make the best of it! Damn computers…

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