If you want to become a frustrated ball of stress
Then begin to teach yourself about a new application of technology/software/______
Nothing works as easily as promised
And what begins as a wonderful spark of inspiration
Finally grinds to a desk thumping cry of anguish some hours later
But then
We pick ourselves up and continue
Because I will not be defeated – particularly when I’m bent on realising a vision
The trouble is – frustration and impatience leads to a tangle of Christmas lights
I hate untangling things, unpicking mistakes,
So I choose to take a break
And in that gap – that gap when we walk away
Have a drink of water, read a newspaper, take the dogs for a walk or cook dinner and fold the washing
Sometimes that gap is longer and we decide to give up for the day
And continue tomorrow
That gap is so important
Because it works
It’s where some magic reset of the universe occurs
And all those things that were giving you a headache the day before
Click into place
The email arrives
The technology begins to work the way it’s supposed to
And things sort themselves out
Sometimes inexplicably
And you wonder why didn’t that work like this yesterday?
Nothing has changed
But it has – your alignment has changed
Yesterday you may have wound yourself into a knot and become aligned with the problem
Now – with a rested mind you are determined to be aligned with the solution
Whatever the reason is
It works
It is always available to us that reset button
And we get to choose when it begins and ends
So choose to reset not quit
Because at the end of the gap
It will work again
This is what I tell myself as I close the computer lid gently and walk away
Without smashing anything…
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