A few days ago, I parked at the flower shop, and before stepping out of my car, I filled my arms with all the things I needed to carry in. I was determined to take only one trip!
I managed to open the door while juggling my container of butter chicken, bag of naan bread, purse, and water bottle even while switching out my sunglasses for my regular glasses by putting one pair between my teeth. As I walked up to the front counter, one of my staff asked me a question which required me to look at my phone to answer.
I pulled my phone out of my purse, which was strapped over my head and doing so bumped my glasses out of my mouth onto the floor. I turned to try to catch my glasses as if I was Spider-Man, but bumped a box full of rubber bands onto the floor, as if I was human.
Without trying to set anything down, I squatted down to pick up my glasses and clean up the rubber bands. But I only got so far down into the squat before my left hip gave a little tweak and I sat down hard on the floor.
I wasn’t injured! But as I was going down, I realized what I had done. I realized how far from myself I was, how asleep! And I started to laugh! I laughed as I awkwardly and almost in slow motion ended up lying on my back on the floor, surrounded by rubber bands, butter chicken, naan bread, my purse and sunglasses. I laughed so hard I cried, and felt my back on the cool linoleum, and my tears warm on my cheeks. Slowly coming back to my body.
My staff thought I must be going crazy, and was worried I was hurt, but pretty soon they were laughing too. Don’t we all do this sometimes?! Fill our arms and our heads with an unrealistic load. And when we are forced by reality to set it all down, I hope we can all laugh at ourselves.
Author: Laura is a homeschool mother of four, living in Manitoba, Canada. She owns and manages Earth Buds Florist with her best friend. Between home and the flower shop she is grateful for abundant opportunities to practice what she’s learning in Wisdom work. Part of her current practice is learning not to take herself so seriously.