It’s always nice
to have something brand new to move to.
Everything is
clean and shiny. There is the “new”
smell. Even though the old might be
comfortable, I think anything new brings about a smile.
Yes, there is the
“getting used to it” time when we aren’t sure of where things are, or how things
work, or where things go. But . . . it
is still new.
And, there can be
snags. There can be delays. There can be some miscommunication. There can be some misunderstanding.
Weather causes
delays. Rain, snow, cold- each impacts
the “time frame for delivery” (even this old guy is learning the language of
construction). Recently, we were told
that the move to our new school building would be delayed a couple of
weeks. Who knows? If there is additional weather-related or
construction problems, it could be another couple of weeks. But . . . it is still new.
And then once
we’re in the new building, we’ll have to deal with the boxes and “stuff” of the
move. Kind of frustrating. A bit aggravating. A bit tedious. But . . . it is still new.
I think the part
of construction I don’t like is the actual construction itself. I don’t like the “ugly” stage. You know, the mud, the dust, the “stuff” around
and out of place. I’d rather see the new
building more towards the completed stage.
I felt that way
about our house as it was being built.
Of course, Kim and I would drive past it, maybe sneak into it to see the
tile floor, the ceramic back splash. But
even then, I honestly, I’d rather wait until the construction was almost
completed before I wandered about.
But is a building
really ever “finished” or “completed”?
I don’t think
so. There will always be a paint job to
do. Waxing to do. Things to add, maybe remove. There will be things to remember and moments
when we sit back and say, “Should have thought of that. We need that.”
Got me thinking .
. .
Constructing a
building is kinda, sorta like constructing ourselves . . . us . . . you and me.
Just as a building
is seldom, if ever, “done” or “finished”, I think we are seldom, probably
never, finished. We are always Under
Construction.
It’s in our nature
to want to do better, to be better, to want to improve. And just as with a new building or a home,
there is the ugly stage, the “Now what?” stage, and inevitably, the “Should
have thought of that. We . . . I need
that.” A new building or a new home is
seldom perfect, and, we aren’t either.
There is the “ugly”
stage we tend to go through as we “become” different than that which we
were. At times, we feel and act
awkward. And as we become closer to that
person we wish to become, we discover, just as we did with the building, there
will be things to remember and moments when we sit back and say, “Should have
thought of that. I need that.”
Just as with the
building, we are never really ever “done” because there is always something
else to do, to change. Becoming is a
verb. It’s action. If we are trying to improve, trying to
become, we keep moving and don’t remain in place. And we will never be perfect. Never.
I think if we recognize this in ourselves . . . in others . . . we will
be a bit happier in the long run. You
and I are always and will forever be Under Construction. Something to think about . . .
Live Your Life,
and Make A Difference!
For My Readers:
Thank you for your
wonderful comments and messages to me about the Lives Trilogy! It’s very
humbling. Book One of the Lives Trilogy, Stolen Lives, has 60 Reviews with a 4.7 average out of 5 possible. Book Two of the Lives Trilogy, Shattered
Lives, has 14 Reviews with a 4.8 average.
Both are available in Kindle and in paperback on Amazon. I have copies of both for signing and
selling, along with the Prequel, Taking
Lives, which has 79 Reviews and a 4.2 average.
Taking Lives can
be found at: http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Lives-Joseph-Lewis-ebook/dp/B00MG2JAWE/ref=pd_sim_kstore_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=00W58M55GZ0W2SD56EZZ
Stolen Lives can
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Thanks,
jl
