Now what Rebel HeadSpace?
see the image? wild thing.
A few days ago, overcome by a wave of anti-yearend accounting procrastination, I felt a pressing desire to move ‘write blog post’ to the top of my immediate ToDo list.
Photos, Title, Action…ReArranging my Control Freak Rebel Headspace came into being.
Yes, I know. The title’s a bit lengthy but I was high on procrastination, remember?
Tada! Despite a global server issue shutting me out of my blog for most of the afternoon, I wrote the post, declared it ‘Good Enough’, hit publish and moved onto the next non-accounting item on my list.
‘Go get heavy coats’ jumped off the page, demanding attention.
It had been blisteringly cold outside, -27 Celcius and colder for days on end.
This was New Year’s Eve and we were looking forward to meeting a group of good friends for dinner.
As I bundled up and headed outside to get the coats from a big old cedar cupboard in one of the storage buildings, I decided to see how happy the car was in this weather. Many Canadian vehicles are fitted with electric blockheaters to keep the engine warm, making the car easier to start.
Checking to see that the car had been plugged in, I slid into in the driver’s seat…turned over the ignition.
Nothing. Nope. Nada. Block of Ice.
This was one cold, unhappy vehicle.
OK…we’ll have to take the truck. Turned over the key.
Nothing. Nope. Nada. Neither vehicle would start.
{Say What? how could this be? These vehicles always start. Damn!}
Long story short, neither vehicle was going anywhere that night.
Looked like the plan was interrupted…again.
I was not happy.
Then I remembered the post I’d just written.
Nope…I did NOT feel a warm glow of acceptance.
I did not feel kindly disposed to the wisdom of the Big U.
Instead I felt an immediate lurch into…”oh, HeLL! I can’t even swear ’cause I just spent the better part of the afternoon telling the world that somewhere in every challenge is a gift.”
I almost laughed at the cosmic joke of it all…almost.
Lee let our friends know what was going on~ as in nothing~ and I had a long, hot shower.
That’s when it occurred to me that I continue getting ready as if I were going out. Why not?
It made perfect sense to me. I’d get glammed up, put on some bling, sit at home and read a book.
I almost had my hair finished when the texts started coming in…
Theresa: I have my snow pants on. I’m coming to get you.
Me: Awwww, thanks for the wonderful offer but it’s too much.
{60 miles of driving in -35Celcius weather took a lot of time.}
Theresa: Look. We can sit at home 364 days of the year. Not tonight. It’s New Year’s Eve.
Me: Theresa… It’s wayyy too much driving.
Theresa: I’m NOT taking NO for an answer.
I paused for a few minutes. Saying YES felt like really putting her out.
Me: OK. Thank you.
By the time she arrived, we were ready.
Off we went, bundled up and warmed by the spirit of anticipatory celebration.
Earlier in the day, {before I tried to start vehicles}, it had occurred to me that 2014 was going to be a year of abundance. I welcomed the feeling of that.
I had no idea how quickly that would ring true. This New Year is already overflowing with the gift of abundance dressed up in snow pants, winter parkas, warm hearts and a group of friends gathering to celebrate being together.
Before posting this, I shared this article with Theresa, asking for permission to quote her texts.
Theresa: Sure, go ahead…and Thank You.
Me: For What?
Theresa: For letting me help you with something that was important to us. It meant a lot.
Wow.
Wishing all my friends, wherever you are, a year of abundance. Happy 2014!
Dawn
Canadian Creativity Life Coach, Business Mentor and Friend
Comments (10)
Bet you are glad you said yes now. Some things are just meant to be. Happy 2014
You bet…saying Yes was a good thing indeed. Thanks for taking time to read and comment. d:)
This is such an inspiring post sweetie. What I loved the most was how candidly you accepted that the irony of the situation did get to you. But really kudos to your friend who came along so a good day got better 🙂
Richa
Thanks Richa,
Catching the irony and candidly fessing up to my ‘humanness’ is what opened the door to being able to say ‘Yes.’
Kudos to my friend for her wholeheartedness, snow pants and all. Thanks for the comment. d:)
There’s good procrastination and bad. Sometimes we have to take a step back and do something different in order to increase productivity in the long run. You GO!
Thanks Nicole,
Often,stepping back can be a real gift.
It’s interesting to see how many hats Procrastination can wear…incubation, percolation, exploration, cultivation, fear, detour to name a few. I tend to see procrastination as a state of being we humans all know. How we label it within ourselves tends to be the kicker.
Dawn
My post yesterday was about reaching out to people via text/IM/fb/social media/etc. Your post just brought a huge smile to my face. A small text, a seemingly HUGE offer, not only helped you out, but had you insisted on it being too much it would have robbed someone else of a blessing.
This is what being a friend and being human is about. Linking arms, doing small things, going out of our way, and knowing we all come out better for it on the other side!
ahhh, Carrie, happy my post made you smile…Linking arms, being human, saying Yes to goodness.
Thanks for reading and taking time to comment. Dawn
Great post. Is wild thing available for sale? xo Donna
Love you for asking, Donna. That’s one of my fav’s. Happy we could get you a ‘print’. xodawn