This is a season, not a permanent condition.
Just because the sewage pipe split due to 25 years of attack from palm tree roots and allowed waste to flow backwards into our downstairs bathtub last spring;
And just because both the heater and air conditioning had to be replaced this summer;
And just because our dishwasher leaked A LOT and caused so much damage that half of our kitchen was “demoed” today, down to the studs;
None of it means that 2019 will be another year of domestic catastrophe. Sometimes, quite literally, shit happens.
This is just a season and it’s a season in which we have learned the true cost of being rich. Not wealthy but rich, in the sense of having far more than we need, the luxury of complaining about inconveniences and the ability to pay for them and get on with our lives. That kind of rich.
As simpler and wiser cultures know far better than ours, the more attached we are to conveniences, the less convenient life can sometimes be.
Here’s to a season of simplicity, perspective and appreciation. Here’s to a season of falling in love again with what matters most.
DAVID BERRY is the author of “A More Daring Life: Finding Voice at the Crossroads of Change” and the founder of RULE13 Learning. He speaks and writes about the complexity of leading in a changing world. Connect with him on Twitter at @berrydavid.
