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Lessons learnedā¦like good thingsā¦oftenā¦come in small packagesā¦case in pointā¦
It was truthfully past timeā¦butā¦this afternoonā¦thinking all chance of subfreezing temperatures was overā¦I decided to take the time and uncover the little water fountainā¦
Soā¦the project Iād been dreadingā¦took less than 10 minutes to accomplishā¦I had already reconnected the water hosesā¦the part that I really dreaded the mostā¦disconnecting that Styrofoam thingā¦that protects the faucet from the coldā¦putting the splitter thing onā¦that allows me to use two hoses at the same timeā¦getting it tightā¦albeitā¦crookedā¦then connecting the two water hosesā¦getting them tightā¦butā¦I digressā¦
Todayā¦all I had to do wasā¦remove the plasticā¦that covered the fountainā¦squirt it all out nicely with the hoseā¦fit it all back togetherā¦fill it with waterā¦plug it inā¦simpleā¦
Exceptā¦the water was only coming out as a trickleā¦not the fountain it was supposed to makeā¦
My firstā¦frustratedā¦responseā¦wasā¦to take it all back apartā¦clean everything againā¦butā¦somethingā¦Berthaā¦of courseā¦whisperedā¦waitā¦give it some timeā¦let it work it outā¦in its own wayā¦in its own timeā¦
Andā¦I didā¦I waitedā¦maybe not so patientlyā¦butā¦I waitedā¦and surely enoughā¦the trickle started to growā¦untilā¦it became a fountainā¦just as it knew all along that it wouldā¦
Berthaā¦reminds meā¦all too oftenā¦I tend to rush thingsā¦to take them all apartā¦try to fix themā¦whenā¦all alongā¦given some timeā¦theyāll work outā¦in their own wayā¦in their own timeā¦
Jane
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I think we all have a tenancy to do that I know I do
Bertha amazes me. She is right though. I do the same thing – rush through life too much that I waste more time doing things the second time around. Patience is a virtue – one I need to acquire right now!
I know…and…isn't it great when we catch ourselves in the act…and can stop…
Arlene…you are so funny…I didn't catch your joke at first…but…you are right…it is hard to develop patience…so…we just keep getting opportunities…LOL!
Your notion that things will work out in their own time is one that will stay with me today. Thanks Jane, it is nice to stop by your blog today and say hello to you.
Thanks, Christy…I seem to keep getting that message…maybe it will stay with me as well…