Life brings us happy surprises. We go about our work-a-day world or retirement-a-day festivities, believing that nothing changes. Change is always happening. As MJ says we are not as young as we used to be.

There is a desire to manage life in the moment. During my time as a manager at Southern Illinois University taking work-life one day at a time was excellent for solving problems. We do not live in the microcosm of one day and what we desire does not come to us in 24 hours. Patience is the key to many knotty issues becoming untangled.

Time is our friend. The heat of the moment yields to the wisdom of thought. As a young man, I wondered why I did not advance in my career. Upon reflection, I see myself as Assistant Superintendent of Building Services at 29 years old and wonder, as the Jamaican gentleman parking our rental car in Philedelphia when he said to me…What you cryin’ about man?’

The snow has lingered long for Southern Illinois. I can not snap enough photos. I enjoy winter photography. Each picture is a freezing of time. Such is life with its panoply of events appointments and plans for the future with little regard for the present. Each day is our snapshot…there is no dry run and rehearsal for the performance. Hopes and dreams are best meant to transpire over many days. The snow will leave…it will return.

Life is not about keeping score. Who won…who lost? We have to be bigger than a basketball or football game.

We introverts need time to think. Pondering what we are told is a panacea to our soul.

Type A personalities wonder why we are not running faster. We say slow and steady wins the race…

We are playing chess. Each move is important each move counts.
What is the end result we hope to achieve and how will our moves facilitate our goal.