Yesterday was a frustrating day all around. Expectations not being met are one of the biggest causes for anger and disappointment.
On saturday night we found we had been exposed to chicken pox. Expectation #1: This friday we were going to go on a road trip with my parents to visit my brother and his wife in Calgary. Because of the Chicken Pox it looks like that probably won’t be happening. Expectation not met.
Expectation #2: Get to the walk in clinic early so that I get in fast, find out if I am immune to the pox. Hopefully I will get the results quickly. After driving to 2 walk-in clinics that were both closed, I finally ended up at one that was open, took 3 hours to get in, drove downtown to give blood, and I won’t get results for at least 5 days. Expectation not met.
Expectation #3 Take Cassie for pox vaccine so the symptoms will be not as bad if she does get it. Unfortunately we don’t have a pediatrition so we had to take her to a walk in clinic with a pediatrition at Higgins and Main, waited for over an hour, and finally got her vaccine. Expectation met, but very slow.
So all that complaining to confess that yesterday I had an awful attitude, I was tired of waiting. I was inside comparing the great medical system of Taiwan with here. I knew I had a bad attitude and I couldn’t shake it off.
Today I’m still disappointed about not going on the road trip, and also sad about probably not being able to see my mom for awhile until all the chicken pox virus is gone. BUT thankfully with a new day comes a better perspective. I also heard a story this morning about a man who was bumped off of a plane because it was over booked. After complaining and grumbling he was eventually put on the next flight. Wasn’t he surprised when the plane he was supposed to be on crashed!
Expectations not met can be frustrating and bring out the worst in us, but there is grace. I’m thankful for grace. Grace and Perspective.
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