acceptance

"Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation - some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment, Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate on what needs to be changed in me and my attitudes." -- Bill W.

That little meditation gets a lot of use in my life. It keeps me just this side of crazy; without it, I would cross that line far more often than I actually do.

As I type this, I am exercising my acceptance while waiting for Lisa to finish packing her things. I packed everything else, starting last night and finishing this morning. She didn't start until this morning, and family keeps calling her and distracting from the task at hand. So I am left with enough time to deal with troublesome cable boxes, mail forwarding and a final once-over on the car (fluid levels and tire pressure).

An interesting thing happened with our car on our last trip. Once we got into the mountains, the combination of cooler temperatures and lower ambient air pressure (due to the significant elevation of about 3000 ft above sea level) caused the tire pressure sensors to issue a warning. Despite my ensuring the recommended pressure in all tires, the warning light remained illuminated until we were somewhere in Georgia. Presumably warmer temperatures and higher air pressure made a difference.

I'm writing this on the ol' Linux box because I've already packed up the other machines. Gotta go check the fluids and tires. With luck this will be my last post for a few days.