“Excuse me.  Pardon the interruption, but I was wondering if you know how to get to 13th street?”

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Sometimes our lives get interrupted.  We are walking along on our path to our beacons when out of no where we get a “priority interrupt.”  Sometimes the interruption takes us off of our course for a short period of time, and we can quickly resume.  Conversely, some interruptions take us off of our “path” for longer periods of time – possibly indefinitely.

Think of these “life interruptions” as reasons for exploration.  The journey is where the knowledge and learning takes place, and the “interruptions in life” is where the growth happens.  When we are taken off of our course without notice, we need to adapt and adjust.  It is at those periods in our lives where we begin to understand how well we can apply all of the knowledge we have gained throughout our lives.

Look back on a recent “interruption.”  Maybe you were ready to go to work and one of your children came down with a fever.  How did you react and handle the situation?  Other “interruptions” might be when you are on your way to an event and your car won’t start, or you miss the bus.  How did you react?  When thinking of a recent interruption, objectively look at how you reacted.

Now, think of an interruption, say a year or two ago.  How did your reaction compare to your recent reaction?   Go back farther to at least a decade or longer and think of an interruption.  Most likely, in order for you to remember an interruption that took place that long ago, it would have been a memorable one.  How did you react then, and how does that compare to your recent reaction?

As time goes by, and you mature in your path to knowledge and growth, you should see your behavior change to your “life’s interruptions.”   Your reaction decades ago may have been in the form of frustration and anger, whereas your reactions a few days ago might have been more of trust and acceptance.   When we can learn to accept the events that are un-expectantly placed in our lives, we will find that we are demonstrating the growth that we have achieved.

No one likes unexpected interruptions, unless of course, they are positive in nature.  However, when we evaluate the “interruption” many of those that we think are negative, could in fact have a positive impact on our lives.  It is the wise person that understands that everything is in “perfect order” and right where it should be at this moment in time.

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Embrace and accept the “interruptions in your life,”  for you may find that those so-called “interruptions” may lead you to the place where you actually wanted to be in the first place!

Written Fri, Oct 10, 2014 8:05 – 8:17 AM MT