Unexpected Gifts from the Universe

Today wrapped up the biggest part of the real work for the week.  It's been trying with the retirement of a very close colleague and confidant. We tried very hard to honor his service, but I feel like I've been unsuccessful in communicating just how much our professional relationship has meant to me over the last two years. It's almost over, and though I don't think I've done him justice, I'm glad the experience is wrapping up.

After work, I did some work on a house to get it ready to sell. Crawl space diving is not too bad, but it's really not on the top of my list of things to repeat anytime soon. I'd basically written off the day based on the burdened emotions from the afternoon coupled with the dirty work of the early evening when the Universe delivered a gift right at the end of the day.

West River Sunset - Chesapeake Yacht Club -Shady Side, MD

Getting into the car, I noticed the sunset through the trees and chased it down to the banks of the West River in Maryland.  When I got there, the gates to the Chesapeake Yacht Club were serendipitously open, and this was the sight that greeted me when I drove (in a quite unauthorized fashion) into the parking lot.

Moments like these serve to remind me that I'm not in control, and frankly, don't have to even make an attempt at that sort of effort. A written-off evening was transformed through no effort of my own. It's a good reminder to let matters play out along the course and the timeline that the Universe sets for each of us. It reminds me to look toward the adventure that is tomorrow and cherish each moment because you never can tell what's just around the next bend in the path.