Swing State

Last week a hydro one crew arrived in our yard and asked permission to cut a tree from our yard as it was too difficult for them to cut from the banked road beside us. We agreed and soon the cherry picker was parked in the corner of our yard and the crew were working away. I assume that for safety the team divides into two, one person going up in the basket and trimming the tree while the other stays on the ground, watching and being ready for, well I guess any unintended actions? 

In that corner of our yard, we have a tree swing, just a simple board with rope strung through over a branch. The second worker was standing beside the tree at first, but soon made his way to the swing as he watched and waited. Then, you guessed it, he began to swing back and forth. 

This sums it all up I think, we must work, we are forced into worrisome situations, we have to face challenge and heartache, but if we look around, there just might be a swing –  a friend who can talk it over, a stranger who is kind, an unexpected funny situation, a swing to just take a few minutes to swing on. 

I have learned that we find what we look for, that what we focus on can consume us. But if we take a step back from the problem or crisis sometimes we can see something completely different, something that we had not seen before, a new solution – or at least a little distraction – to shore us up for the next leg of the journey that we face on that particular day.  In days of difficult hurdles, rest on a swing, relax into a rhythm and play. 

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