It’s all going wrong.
Have you ever been in one of those cycles when every thing just seems to go wrong?
We recently battled one of those cycles.
First came unusually heavy rains washing out newly planted garden seeds. Logs ferried down the swollen creek jammed under the bridge we use to take the ATV to the back of the property.
One of the mowers wouldn’t start and a tire on the ATV went flat. Not once, but twice.
The two of us just didn’t have enough hands to hold up the sheets of tin while screwing to the mercantile ceiling. That project came to a halt while we figured out what to do.
It’s hard to stay positive in the face of continued adversity. Hard to remember when we are sore, exhausted and frustrated that we truly are blessed. Hard to recall all the progress we’ve made over the years.
What to do?
How do you cope and break through when nothing is going your way?
We took a day off.
That’s right. Put down the shovel, the hoe and the screwdriver.
Sometimes the best thing to do when nothing seems to be going right is to back off. We’ve learned from experience that continually banging your head against the same old wall does not improve focus and clarity. It only hurts your head.
We came back refreshed with new perspective. It was possible to think through problems and come up with a new solution.
The garden is replanted and thriving. The ATV tire is fixed and the mower starts. There are still logs to remove from the bridge and a few details in the Mercantile to finish.
But it looks better every day.
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