When You Face The Impossible

I have always had a habit of over­load­ing my sched­ule and tak­ing on things a lit­tle beyond my abil­i­ties. If I had life to live over again, I would have done this even more. There are things I really enjoy about fac­ing the impos­si­ble. One is that it tests my abil­i­ties; another is that it forces me to deal with anx­i­ety. I guess you could say that it is the way that I con­stantly test my own faith — and always have.

Do not get me wrong. I have not been Stoic about this. No, I have been very ver­bal. That too is part of the test. A per­son some­times has to hear them­selves out loud to really con­nect with parts of the spirit that reaches for the stars, while still planted firmly on the earth.

There is never enough time, so you have to resort to strat­egy. There is never the per­fect strat­egy, so you have to pray. There are never the ade­quate words for prayer, so you have to trust. That is when you hit the wall and smile. You do not fall off the earth. You can even fail at some of the tasks and goals — maybe even a lot of them. The point to life is not how high or fast one can climb but the view along the way.

You will never have enough money (even Solomon com­plained about this). The more you have, the more demands for it from oth­ers. It is easy to say “no” when the check­book is empty. As long as there is a lit­tle in there, you have to decide again and again. It can wear you out. Being broke can present some inter­est­ing impos­si­bil­i­ties too. Those are worth your time. Here is a hint: use your imag­i­na­tion and a whole lot of humor on your finances. What­ever you do, do not take it too seri­ously. No one takes any of it with them when this life is over. Truth be known: the only thing you take with you is what you gave away.

Wel­come to the world of end­less impos­si­bil­i­ties. Enjoy them. There is noth­ing quite like them. If they do not bring a smile to your face, back up and start again.