Meeting/Talking With Friends On Short Notice
Short: I missed to write my weekly blog post because of one of my zests. And I will likely miss some in the future just the same way. Learn why it is good and how to be like me.
I work full time, live in a long distance relationship and have many dynamic quasi-commitments related to and additional to this.
Today this is the extent of my weekly blog post.
I will extend this post whenever I don’t make it in time to write a more fleshed out blog post due to me meeting with people that are important to me.
Whenever you read this article, be reminded, that you sometimes cannot meet all expectations and focus on the meaningful human connections, whenever faced with this situation and whenever possible.
Chronologically (starting with the most recent)
26.07.2023
As you know by now, I frequently rise to the authoring occasion when the deadline of Wednesday evening approaches. Today I got delayed by public transport hick-ups, a necessary short-notice trip to the electronics store to fetch a new mouse for my mobile working set-up, a spontaneous invite to the archery training, as well as a quality phone call with my partner. All of those instances would not have held me back from writing todays essay. But the interplay of all those events did have me so engaged, that writing an essay on top would have been too unhealthy for me.
So I took the time to enjoy all those detours and now have only the time left to tell you the following.
Each addendum to this post seems to have one gist in common. And this part will add to it as well: Be ready to take your time from time to time. And instead of being the receiving buffer stop, look for synergies and solutions that have you feel nice too. Instead of being mad, my first mouse had checked, I was impressed at the range of selection in the electronics store on my way home. The mouse I bought had more functionalities for a fraction of the prices that these mice had cost, when I was young. Instead of being mad that 2 public transport lines let me down today, I was impressed at the sheer amount of options I had to get back, even if that ment taking 40 minutes longer. Instead of not going to the training and missing out on getting to know new members of the club I just joined, I took the additional option of being outside and do sports getting to and fro; even if I did leave a little early. Instead of telling my partner off entirely for the day, I told her that I would call after training and am so happy that we have the means to coordinate and communicate so fluidly. Something that older relationship models and older technology both did not allow for. And instead of not writing anything for the blog, I write about the reasons that held me from posting something more meaningful, in the process hoping to share the meaningful decisions that lead to todays less complex post.
21.06.2023
This time I happily tell you that I did not find time to write a dedicated post because of the visit of a dear friend in Berlin and us strolling through the summer city during the annual “fête de la musique”. Good entertainment, fantastic food and even better conversation was had. I was kept from writing, so as always I encourage you to get kept from things because of good entertainment, fantastic food and even better conversation from time to time. It makes life worth living. Thanks Simona.
22.02.2023
This time my time-normally-allocated-to-blogging got spent on spending time with friends and my partner who were taking turns visiting me. Over the last week there were three different and seperate guests visiting me for five of the seven days and I did not find time to finish the thought I had lined up for this week. Instead of going to sleep late, today, I will console you to look foreward to next week. Try yourself to take the breaks you need and maybe follow my lead and keep time for your special people in life.
25.01.2023
This time my thought goes to my parents. Over the last decade my appreciation for my parents’ support has grown more and more. I have come to think of their constant and consistent support as a grace that I was so fortunate to receive. Grace because the love that supports their help, I don’t think I have necessarily had too much of an influence over. I have heartfelt happyness for their love and will use the evening to have a phone call with my parents, as it just happens to take too long to call dear people and I do not intend to be the kind of person that postpones these kind of check-ins (too long at least) - with time needing to come from somewhere I will cut the effort from blogging this week. Call your loved ones too maybe.
Hey mom and dad - I love you.
16.11.2022
This time my special thanks goes to Matthias, a dear friend that refuses me to not explain my thoughts during philosophical discussions and seems to always let me let him convince him of 73,912% of the content of my opinions. Just enough to feel appreciated, and always enough to make me feel like I need to think a bit more about the world. Thanks Matthias.
Thanks for reading! Stay beautiful <3
