"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."
- Elbert Hubbard -
I had a moment earlier, when I was attempting to finish a project, that I stumbled into the too-serious mind set. My serenity of the day crashed to the floor, as if it were an etched-crystal vase shattering splinters of glass everywhere.
I stopped working and left the house, chose to meet a friend for lunch instead. Of course, within seconds of meeting my friend on the street corner, because the restaurant we had chosen was unexpectedly closed, I felt better, less serious, and open to the possibility of "no big deal."
Before long, I completely forgot I had even dropped my serenity, for it filled me again through laughter, talking, and drinking tea. And food.
So, I find it funny to read this quote now, after having been too serious earlier. There's so much more to behold than the seriousness of what I think needs to be done and when and how and so on.
And imagine, once home, after lunch and restoration, I finished the errands without glitch or splinter, and then I moved on to writing where I finished revising another chapter.
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