Last Thursday was a busy day at work. It started off with a
terrible commute into the city with lots of traffic and traffic lights out. So
of course I was late and worrying about all the work I had to accomplish before
I left for a four-day vacation with the hubby.
Although I have a long commute into work I also consider it
serene. The last ten minutes are through an old area of Buckhead with turn of
the century classic antebellums. The streets are lined with magnolia and
sycamores trees, a true southern tradition. I’m telling you all this to get to
my wonder of the day.
I finished my workday with at least 10 things left on my to
do list but for once I didn’t care. As I stepped out of my office building there
was the most fragrant smell in the air. With an extra skip in my step (did I
mention how excited I was about my vacation) I got into my car and took off
only to realize the traffic lights still weren’t working. What I didn’t know at
the time was that this inconvenience would bring me my wonder of the day.
On my home, I noticed that the magnolia trees that lined the
streets were blooming, the obviously culprit of the fragrant smell.
Unfortunately, because I was too busy worrying about getting to work in the
morning I didn’t even notice them. But luckily on my way home I was stuck in
traffic and able to roll down my windows to take a whiff. It took an extra 30
minutes to get home but for those 30 minutes I was able to stop and smell
the…the magnolias.
Moral of the story: Sometimes those inconveniences that make
you want to scream are the ones that can bring you an unexpected moment of peace.
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