Life Lesson Number 6,735,042 (give or take a few)

Why do my life lessons usually involve reflecting on the stupid shit I did moments before?

Case in point, this post is inspired by my impulsive decision to hurry down a steep, muddy hill (with inappropriate shoes) - instead of taking the steps (or sending a kiddo) - to catch someone to give them something before they drove away.

I won't leave you hanging - yes, I did fall and get covered in mud, and I did dislocate my arm for the 5th(!) time. (Oh, yes, the kids got the items to the person before they left.) *Pro tip - after you have a couple of arm dislocations under your belt, it doesn't really hurt - much (although this one aches worse than #3 & #4 and feels more vulnerable to spontaneously dislocating), and you have the advantage of knowing what the Cunningham Method of reduction is - which you can tell the ER nurse to do instead of the technique that requires sedation (explaining how it is done if necessary).

The upside of being a person who is rarely indecisive is that I am not afraid of jumping in, making mistakes, getting dirty (quite literally), and fully understanding that I need to be flexible enough to hone and play with the elements of the previous decision. This is why, in my mind, nothing is ever finished - everything is an organic, shape-shifting progression.

The downside is that sometimes the decisions are impulsive, and the required pivot may involve a visit to the ER or an apology.

Thinking more deeply about it, I will always take the trade-off. Because - it also means that I am (mostly) open to the possibilities - within all the opportunities. Which allows me the freedom to follow whatever seemingly crazy, outside-the-box, unconventional ideas my neuro-spicy brain dreams up.

Now, I simply need to train myself to determine (and stop) the dangerous impulses that will land me in the ER or some kind of trouble - again. (If that doesn't go well, you will surely read about it here!)

DRC News

Find this latest exclusive design to celebrate the solar eclipse in our Printify Shop. Every shirt purchased helps DRC.

Thank you to our friend, Kris Rozelle of Kris a Lis Designs, for spending a day at each Center this past week to make cool eclipse shirts with glow-in-the-dark fabric paint.

*The Canton Center will be closed on Monday to allow me an additional day to rest my arm.