"It looks so different" one said as I turned onto this street we travel countless time in a day. As my eyes took in this new view I couldn't help but add that I wasn't too excited by this new look, that this view made me sad. As we drove down that now tree less street one asked why were all these changes happening. I pointed out the condition of the streets and tried to explain infrastructure and all the stuff below the surface that we don't think about in our day to day routines but are so necessary for those routines to go smoothly. And as I looked at puzzled faces I reminded them of the time we had done some much needed major home remodeling that had scattered our normal routine and had filled our days and home with chaos that most of us had not enjoyed, but when it was completed and we had settled back into that new space enjoying the beauty and convenience it now gave us we quickly forgot the disruption. "So eventually we will enjoy all these changes?" One asked. "Maybe we will just adjust to the changes" another offered.
I'm not a fan of change and yet currently in my little part of the world there is a lot of change happening. Road construction has cut a path right through the center of our city and traveling anywhere now requires a zig zag route that seems to change daily.
Slowly we are learning to accept that these simple tasks require more time and patience.
The other night as I headed to dance to drop one child off, late of course, I discovered that my usual route was blocked by barricades and as my eyes took in the reason why ... building restoration on the church located next to the dance studio... I grumbled as I made the turn to circle around to another entrance all the time calculating just how much later we were going to be and as I parked and urged the child to hurry I felt frustrated by all these detours and delays being pushed into my days.
Later as I returned to pick this child up my route had me driving towards the church undergoing repair and as the sun reflected off the scaffolding and brick I could see a glimpse of how beautiful it was going to look when this job was completed.
Another day as our detoured route took us through a neighborhood we usually don't travel through, while stopped at a stop sign my eyes lingered on a home and when one asked what I was staring at I said "I've never noticed this house before, it's yard and space are so beautiful." A space I may not have noticed, had road detours not altered my well worn path.
As we drove down that now tree less street one quietly said "I'm going to miss all those trees" "Me too" I said. "But when all this construction is completed new trees will be planted and one day you will drive down this street and you will see a glimpse of how you remembered it before the construction changed this view, eventually this view settles into familiar."
Change brings new views and new discoveries and even though I'm not a fan of the chaos and disruption that comes with the change I know I always appreciate the new spaces that are created.
And so as I navigate these changes in my part of the world, I'm sure I will continue to grumble often,I will continue to arrive late frequently, I will also try to catch glimpses of the beauty amongst the chaos.
I'm not a fan of change and yet currently in my little part of the world there is a lot of change happening. Road construction has cut a path right through the center of our city and traveling anywhere now requires a zig zag route that seems to change daily.
Slowly we are learning to accept that these simple tasks require more time and patience.
The other night as I headed to dance to drop one child off, late of course, I discovered that my usual route was blocked by barricades and as my eyes took in the reason why ... building restoration on the church located next to the dance studio... I grumbled as I made the turn to circle around to another entrance all the time calculating just how much later we were going to be and as I parked and urged the child to hurry I felt frustrated by all these detours and delays being pushed into my days.
Later as I returned to pick this child up my route had me driving towards the church undergoing repair and as the sun reflected off the scaffolding and brick I could see a glimpse of how beautiful it was going to look when this job was completed.
Another day as our detoured route took us through a neighborhood we usually don't travel through, while stopped at a stop sign my eyes lingered on a home and when one asked what I was staring at I said "I've never noticed this house before, it's yard and space are so beautiful." A space I may not have noticed, had road detours not altered my well worn path.
As we drove down that now tree less street one quietly said "I'm going to miss all those trees" "Me too" I said. "But when all this construction is completed new trees will be planted and one day you will drive down this street and you will see a glimpse of how you remembered it before the construction changed this view, eventually this view settles into familiar."
Change brings new views and new discoveries and even though I'm not a fan of the chaos and disruption that comes with the change I know I always appreciate the new spaces that are created.
And so as I navigate these changes in my part of the world, I'm sure I will continue to grumble often,I will continue to arrive late frequently, I will also try to catch glimpses of the beauty amongst the chaos.
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