Poignant Dynamics
Today I was reminded of an important lesson. People create an unusual dynamic for your day and dramatically affect its outcome. How tired they are, their personality, their agenda for the day, their goals, their dreams, all of these affect how they present themselves to you.
I received an unfavorable response to open honesty about what I perceived of my next few weeks of my life. I received a different response from someone else about my weekend plans. I received yet another response about weekend plans and long term goals. These different interactions left me at the day wondering what shifted in my day. Was it the other people I encountered today, or how I received their feedback?
Rolling back a few hours earlier, I had a series of challenging discussions with co-workers. The effect of these conversations was to gradually diminish my ability to accomplish anything this afternoon. My drive dissipated because I perceived a lack of value in the output I generated.
Rolling forward past the evening events, I was accosted by a fellow guest at the hotel who rudely directed me away from the patio I frequent in my free time. She surely intended to politely respond to my presence, but the delivery was poor, and I walked away disgruntled and ready to provide very negative feedback to the hotel management. I have since calmed down, but it was a shock to be blocked from my frequent pattern for no obvious reason.
Is it me, or is it them? Probably, it is a combination of both, but it is more convenient and comfortable to externalize than to inspect the internal issues related to the situation. I think both created opportunities for a different day, yet my own reactions leave me, this evening, poignant and disappointed.
What will tomorrow bring? Who hardly knows. But tomorrow is a new day, a new opportunity, and a new chance to have a good day.
I suppose, let’s see what it brings, shall we?
