Inconvenience part 2
Yesterday we talked about how it is impossible to inconvenience another person because it is their choice whether they are inconvenienced or not.
So today let’s try that on for ourselves. No one or no thing can inconvenience us unless we decide to feel inconvenienced!!!
Of course stuff happens in life – all the time! But, we still get to choose how we feel about it and what stories we tell ourselves about it.
I have a friend who is under house arrest for 1 year (long story). Another friend gave me a gift to give to this guy. But, his house and his place of work are both far away so getting this to him was inconvenient.
How do I know it was inconvenient? Because the gift sat on my table for two weeks with me thinking about getting it to him and then putting it off.
Finally on Monday I had a little chat with myself. Either my friend is worth being inconvenienced for or I’m not much of a friend. Secondly, it was time to change my story. Instead of the drive across town being an inconvenience, it became an opportunity to serve and to contribute to a friend.
So, I drove over there and gave him the gift. We then had an enjoyable conversation and then I got on with my day with no inconvenience to be found.
Being inconvenienced is a pretty huge waste of our time and we don’t have to be ever again.
p.s. I just checked my email and see that Copper Mountain is now opening on the 13th instead of the 6th. I’ve been totally excited about going skiing on the 6th since they first announced it. There’s an opportunity to feel inconvenienced since I juggled my schedule to be free on the 6th. But, will feeling inconvenienced make my life better in any way? – Not a chance.
Much Love,
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