One Apple A Day #911 - can you see anyone still here from yesterday?
You know when you're stuck at a stop sign, waiting for your opportunity to squeeze into traffic, but that opportunity never seems to come?
Often, I confess, I begin to shout at all other drivers who are just going there way, unaware of our impatience.
Not my father.
Whenever he heard me complain about the long waits at a stop sign, he would ask me, with one of his smiles, "can you see anyone still here from yesterday?"
I would laugh, and all of a sudden, the tension was gone. Usually, soon after, the opportunity to move arrived, and we will be on our way.
When things get complicated, and I am overwhelmed by the situation, I become irritated with everyone and everything.
I think it's human, and sometimes it can also be a way to let off steam. But the truth is, it doesn't really help in getting me out of my stuckness.
So, I imagine my father asking me, "can you see anyone still here from yesterday?"
Then I smile, breathe and move forward.