I was rather pissy yesterday and was determined to write
about what a bait and switch, waste of time I spent at a Sprint store. You know that plan with an iPhoneX they are advertising for only
$35? Yeah, if you have five, count’em, five lines. I could still have one for
only $700. What a deal. The print is so small it is just barely legal. How
about their $25 unlimited plan? Only if you spend another $300 for a different phone.
Well, can I transfer my own older iPhone and get a cheaper rate? No, one can’t
use an AT&T iPhone on Sprint Network.
I wanted to write a sanctimonious blog about all that boring
crap but I kept forgetting why I was pissy. What am I worked up about again? Oh
yeah, that’s right…and I would immediately forget again the reason for being upset.
It occurred to me, kind of like a coconut hitting me on the head that I was an
idiot for spending time and energy on this non-problem. As my younger daughter
would say, it was purely a first world problem.
Today I spent about an hour on the phone so I could transfer
a little bit of money from a retirement account to pay my property tax. How
lucky am I? Very! Not only do I have an affordable roof over my head, I have a
little put by. Yes, I need to find a job but there are also jobs to be had if I
actually apply. I won’t have to gather gravel in a basket and carry it on my
head to where they are building a road. I will drive in my own car on a road
already built. There is food in my fridge and even frozen treats. I am
a fortunate woman.
For me, the key to keeping perspective on what is real and what is
borrowing trouble is limiting media. I can’t invite all that negativity into my
home and life. Whether it is Bernie Sanders or the noodge in
chief, I must set limits. That doesn’t mean sticking my head in the sand. It
means learning what I need to learn and then surrounding myself with beauty. I
don’t watch TV about serial killers or kidnappers. I want to laugh or be
overwhelmed with the beauty of this life. I want to see new species of fish and
amazing weather. I want to smile at videos of babies laughing with their silly
daddies. I want to take the time to be in the moment, this one right now.
Sometimes that consciousness lasts more than a few seconds and for that I am
profoundly grateful. This life and the awareness of how blessed I am is a gift beyond
riches.
To anyone reading this, blessed be. I wish you well.
