Your Plans Are Going To Get Derailed Sometimes

But you can practice making space for what arises instead

Photo by David von Diemar on Unsplash

I’ve been thinking lately about how quickly plans can change.

With the Covid-19 pandemic still at the forefront, along with the constant changes and the uncertainty it brings, I thought back to an event that happened a few years ago.

One minute, I was drinking my coffee and walking the few blocks to get back to my car. The next, my path was blocked by a crime scene — police tape, cruisers, and officers everywhere.

I had parked at a friend’s place the night before and was now coming to get my car to start the drive home from Toronto.

Only now, the only exit from the parking lot I was in was through the crime scene — and there was absolutely no chance of that (likely for many hours, the officers informed me).

Plans Fall Apart

I was powerless.

All the things I was supposed to do that afternoon floated around in my head — errands, work, the organization my schedule desperately needed before the start of another week.

But as I rounded the corner toward my friend’s house, the severity of the incident became clearer.