Learn to love the interruptions

While on a phone call with my parents, I was telling them how I was navigating my fluctuating schedule, as many of my clients travel for the summer, making my calendar and life in general less predictable. My mom responded, “You’re navigating life.”

Her point was that modern life is guaranteed to throw curveballs in the form of hassles, delays, and challenges. These curveballs can be made tougher or more tame by how we approach them.

Coincidentally, just the day before, I read a passage by author James Clear on this very topic that aligned with my mom’s insight.

"Learn to love the interruptions. Find the fun in the delay, the humor in the challenge, the pleasure in the daily commute.

A great deal of life is spent dealing with interruptions and waiting for the conditions to turn. We think, 'If I can just get past this, then things will open up.' But the interruption is not standing between you and your life. It is your life.

Yes, I prefer hassle-free days too. But you'll rarely find a situation that is all bad. There are little pockets of joy folded inside the annoyances we face. There is always fun to be had if you go looking for it.

This is one of the arts of living. It's the art of enjoying the imperfect days. It's the art of making all the moments count."