Wedding Tip or Trick of the Week

Plans

Tonight I re-learned that plans change. And sometimes there's absolutely nothing we can do about it.

A free evening often leads me to wander to the local coffee hang out (with free wi-fi). So like other nights with no plans in mind, I wandered.

I arrived to the perfect setting: an only moderately full room, soft soulful music playing in the background and one of the prime seating arrangements wide open with my name on it. Perfect.

To preserve my area of solace I set down my rather large purse to mark my territory.

While I was in line ordering my favorite regular, non-fat, no sugar added mocha drink, two older gentlemen walked in and staked claim at the two unoccupied chairs in my area. They did not take the hint my large purse was so desperately trying to make - leave me alone. The message was lost in translation.

Despite the inconvenience, I must say, as soon as I got over my issues I relaxed and enjoyed listening to their conversation (sitting near one another at the same table is fair game for eaves dropping).

Plans are funny things. We can quickly, and often without awareness become so attached to them. And possibly without good reason.

My husband is Mr. Adaptable. He lives interruption, because to him it's only an invitation into an unexpected adventure. What a fun way to look at things.

Wedding days can often get interrupted with the uninvited (guest, detail, last minute decision or change). The best thing you can do in the moment of intrusion is take a deep breath, let it out and smile - not because you have to be excited about the change - rather because if you let it the unexpected can become an adventure.

Let the beginning of your biggest adventure yet be one of excited anticipation and flexibility. You won't regret it.



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