Thursday, March 10, 2016

Stuck


Tonight I drove to the high school to pick my daughter up from a tech rehearsal.  That is not unusual.  She enjoys doing crew for various productions, and I'm glad she's found a group of kids who appreciate her quirkiness and her strong work ethic.

What was unusual is that I was stuck in the car waiting for her without my phone or a book.  I had nothing to read.  I had to just sit there and listen to the radio for a good ten minutes.  For some people, that would be no big deal.  For me, it was torture.  I'm a person who pulls a book out of my purse when I get stuck for a freight train.  I am almost NEVER without some text to put my eyes on.

As I sat there being disgruntled about being bored, I did think about how perhaps I could spend these few alone minutes thinking about something productive, something that I might need to make a decision about or perhaps take action on.

But no.  I just sat there.  And wished I had my book.

6 comments:

  1. I feel your pain! I was at the allergist on Monday and realized I didn't have a book in my purse...that never happens...but it did that day! I did have my phone...so, I ended up reading and responding to emails and checking in on facebook! Then I went on to list making...all the To Dos!

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  2. I feel your pain! I was at the allergist on Monday and realized I didn't have a book in my purse...that never happens...but it did that day! I did have my phone...so, I ended up reading and responding to emails and checking in on facebook! Then I went on to list making...all the To Dos!

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  3. Great honesty! It would be nice to think we'd sit and think deep thoughts, but like you I always have some form of text available to read at any given moment. When I'm stuck without I'm just - stuck!

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  4. I totally get this. I need a book with me in order to stay calm. And now I'm wondering ,what was the book you were wishing for?

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  5. I totally get this. I need a book with me in order to stay calm. And now I'm wondering ,what was the book you were wishing for?

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  6. I totally get this too. I try never EVER to be without a book. I don't really like reading on a device, but I am grateful to have my Kindle app on my phone because on those rare occasions when I forget a book, I always have something downloaded that I can read.

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