ME: I write with pride today. Pride in self. It's okay to enjoy a moment and savor personal satisfaction.
YOU: Jenn, What makes you feel so proud, so accomplished today?
ME: Glad you asked.
I moved to a place where my world was instantly flipped 180 degrees to the other side of how I was normalized.
My capable mind proved decisive in coordinating the actions to do the basic and complex oppositely.
I Love it! So Fun!
The process leads to beautiful motions of the blinker, bling, the shifting of gears, the over-the-shoulder clearing of the baffles, flowing hair, and flawless, graceful, and dignified adjustments in navigation.
Sometimes my left-hand enterprise gets noticed, but otherwise, I am just one of the locals moving in the people scape.
I get from point A to Z, and often, I add in destinations between.
The road is not always Autobahn smooth. Thank you, Germany. Often rough, rocky, and cratered. No worries, I find a mix of speed, steerage, and timing as suitable tools to clear the hazards.
I find safety in the new—safety procured by giving attention to the basics of life and slowing down just a little, making time and space to attend to errors.
All this joy does have a view less friendly. The rear view, behind me, the aggressive time traveler late to nowhere and missing nothing, fogs my rear bonnet with troubled breath. I feel the need to move aside, give up my space, give up my joy and give up my precious attention to the basics.
Assuming good intentions for the madness, I curtsy as you slip on by carefully to retain my enterprise, never to be comprised.