A Day of Opportunities

One of my favorite movie scenes comes from Evan Almighty. Evan has been chosen by God to re-enact the role of Noah. His family, watching this role take over his life and potentially ruin his job, is at a loss. Frustrated and fearful, his wife packs up the kids and leaves town. On the road, they stop by a restaurant and God appears to them as their server. God said to her:
"Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other? "

Since seeing that movie, I choose to think of everything in our life as an opportunity. We have a choice on how we react and what we make of it, but either way, it's an opportunity. So today is very much a day of opportunity. I could get stressed and discouraged by everything that is on my shoulders today or be encouraged by how much opportunity I have! (I'm really trying to go the "encouraged" route)

Brandy's going-away luau is day after tomorrow and I still have all of the cleaning and shopping and cooking to do for that. I want to make the day very special for her! It's going to be a little tougher because D won't be here and he's my main support, but I'll hold it together!

I have a number of school assignments due for class tonight and a lot of prep work for my class next week. All things I can get done with some time to focus.

Biggest frustration is the ability to coordinate with the doctors. I'm at a total standstill with my treatment as the wait to get into the specialists is two to three months out. I am anxious to return to work and it's obvious that I will have to return without any medical resolution. Back to this being an opportunity - I have taken control of my health and my life - trying to eat healthy, get lots of rest, take walks or do yoga when I can.

So my first instint upon waking up this morning was to be completely stressed and overwhelmed, but I'm trying to focus on this being just lots of opportunities crammed into one day!