No matter how much you plan a lesson, a day, or a life – something will always go wrong.
Isn’t this the attitude we often have towards life?
Well, what if things interrupt our plans, but in a very positive, surprising way?
Especially when you least expect it.
Today is my first day of the holidays.
It was quite a delight walking out of the school yesterday and feel the knowledge flood me: You’re off for an entire week. You can sleep and rest.
With these high spirits I walked downtown.
At a traffic light I ran into a friend I had met in my first semester and hadn’t seen in quite a few years.
I thought I would just say hello and then move on.
I was wrong.
We started talking about what we’ve been up to for the last few years and a superficial chat quickly turned into a time of sharing about challenges and faith questions.
We ended up going for coffee and a few minutes turned into a few hours.
We left the café, smiling and incredibly blessed.
I didn’t expect to run into that friend yesterday.
I hadn’t planned to spend hours in a coffee shop hearing his life story.
And yet I am so glad I did.
What if life isn’t about perfect plans and anticipating all the negative possibilities?
I guess life is more about our willingness to be interruptible.
To be open for the people and things that come across our way each day.
Because when we least expect it we will meet blessings in disguise.
These kinds of interruptions won’t destroy our timetables – they’ll enrich our souls in ways no planned event ever could.
Friday means writing party over at Kate Motaung‘s place! One prompt. Five minutes of flat writing. No editing. But loads of encouragement from fellow writers!
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I guess there are interruptions that are really unwelcome, like in a conversation. But in the last two years I've practiced a bit to be more interruptible, and almost never has it been in a negative way. Hope you experience some blessings, too!
Thanks, Jo!
It's so hard for me to see interruptions as a blessing – because I really hate being interrupted in a conversation, or surprised by someone's unannounced visit. So clearly, I need to work on that. Because I do want the blessings that come when we least expect it; they are so often at just the right time, too.
I think the key is to realize that any interruption could be a blessing in disguise. Thank you so much for this reminder. I am stopping by from Five Minute Friday. I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Thanks, Diana!
I agree when we least expect it we will meet blessings in disguise. Thanks for your beautiful post. Your neighbor at five minute Friday