PUZZLED?

Mes aristocrates, it’s the end of another wonderful week, I don’t know if it’s because I’m older now but the weeks seem to fly by…its Monday morning, then, Friday night…just like that. I’m thankful to be alive to see another weekend, another Saturday, another moment to spend with you.

I think we would find common ground on the subject of confusion or in milder terms, “not knowing how to deal with some issues.”  New day, new drama, no preparation beforehand I could say. At some point, we never know what might hit us the next second, minute, hour, week, month, year…we only plan that we would be at a particular point in our lives at a particular time but some things happen “too soon” or “too late”. Recently, I was looking at my journal where I wrote down my life plan and I smiled at how seemingly “clueless” I was when I wrote it. Now, the plans for 2013 have been modified. Trying to deal with the changes that I have encountered in my life, I have been drawn into clouds of sadness because I was quite rigid to change (still a work in progress I must admit). I loved the fact that I could say where I’d be in 15 minutes or years but as I have come to find out, when change occurs, confusion comes along with it because we begin to wonder what we are going to do with this new job, new plan, new responsibility, new whatever-it-may-be… Adjusting to this new situation can be very daunting but as humans with survival instincts, we find a way around it, don’t we? You whine about the new job which was nothing like your expectation but in a matter of weeks, you may even catch yourself saying “my job is quite interesting”. (I know that’s not a usual phrase…lol).

My point in all of this is that life in itself is some kind of puzzle and like all puzzles; you get stuck at some point. One of my favourite authors, Kristin Billerbeck, said in one of her novels, “Confusion is part of God moving you out of your comfort zone”. So, don’t be afraid to stretch yourself. It’s not so easy but it’s better to be dynamic with change than static with it because change is a force; it doesn’t leave you the same and you get to miss out on being sad. Besides, the whole fun of life will be sucked out if everything was just so predictable; we would live life with no enthusiasm at all. Even in our relationships with others, we have the upper hand when we are perceived as mysterious and unpredictable. Being confused helps us challenge ourselves mentally and trust me, the brain needs to be exercised a lot.

Darling blue-bloods, don’t forget to enjoy the moment, that’s the spice of life and a true aristocratic way to enjoy life.

Loads of love…xoxo