It sounds like a parody of a Christmas song - four sick kittens, three snotty noses, two big vet bills and one speeding ticket on the ride home. Please don't let there be a partridge headed my way.
So on top of about $300 in vet bills in the last two days, I happened to decide to go to the bank and deposit a check that the ATM won't accept because of how the amount is written (i.e., I have to go when the branch is open). On my way to the bank, I get a speeding ticket.
My challenge for today is to Accept Life as My Teacher even when things don't go the way I would seemingly prefer them to. In other words, there is a reason why this happened and I'm hearing the message to Slow Down and Pay Attention. I would have prefered a different delivery method, however, I may have missed the preceding attempts - I didn't hear the other knocks on the door.
Trust me, this was not my knee jerk response. It took some effort to get here from, "Poor me... I quit! Forget it! I'm trying to do something good and look what happens..." Yes, I did go there first. My challenge is not to STAY there. To move on. To Accept Life as My Teacher...even when the lesson doesn't make me smile. It's easier to do when things are coming up roses, isn't it?
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