Today is National Pack Your Lunch Day. I usually bring my lunch Monday through Thursday; on Fridays, several of us from work go out to lunch together. When I bring my lunch from home, I know what I am getting. Now, when I eat out, I know what I order, but that isn't what I always get. I've gotten chicken that wasn't quite done, french fries that were bland, and salads with brown lettuce. You just never know.
On the other hand, when I pack my lunch, I know how it was prepared. If I fix peanut butter and jelly, when I open the baggie at lunch time, I find peanut butter and jelly. If leftovers are packed in my lunch, I will have leftovers for lunch. There's few things worse than expecting a good lunch and having something far from it.
Today's word is a quote that says "You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life."
Just as lunch can be a hit or miss proposition, life can offer up daily challenges. We expect thing to go a certain way only to find that someone didn't fully cook my chicken tender. We expect people to treat us a certain way only to find that they treat us entirely opposite. Yet, we have to fight through the rough patches in order to enjoy the good days.
In honor of National Pack Your Lunch Day, let's work on those things we can control, overlook the things that don't matter, and don't worry about those things we can't fix. There will be days when what you expect isn't what you get. When that happens, look trouble in the face and say, "You know I packed a lunch!"
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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