The momentum of life
Life has a momentum to it.
Perhaps everyone’s life does. Raising a family, working for a promotion at work, striving towards long term goals. All of these give you a momentum in life.
The momentum I’m talking about here is much shorter term than any of these though – it’s the daily momentum of what I’m doing.
Let me explain:
I need to plan. If I don’t, I’m lost. My planning allows me to see what shape the day is going to take.
Once I’ve planned, my day starts to gain momentum. I know roughly where I’m going, and what I need to do to get there. I have my to-do list with me, and I know what I’m going to get done.
The problem comes for me when plans change. They often do, of course – that’s just the way life goes. Most people would take this in their stride – they would quickly rejig their mental plan of what they need to do, and then just get on with it. Not a biggie.
I find this difficult. My momentum makes me want to keep going along the path I’d previously decided upon. I struggle mentally to break the momentum. It takes time, and effort on my part.
You can almost see this in action, if you change my plans.
You’ll first see me annoyed. I will likely try to persuade you not to change the plan. I’ll make suggestions about how we could do your change of plan later.
If this fails, I’ll agree to your change of plan, and I’ll then go quiet. I’ll probably look down hearted. Inside I’ll be performing that mental struggle. It can take a while. During this time, I won’t be part of your change of plan. I may however be with you – driving to the supermarket to pick up groceries perhaps – but mentally I’m back down at home or work, trying to stop my train continuing down the track it was told to take this morning.
If you know me, you’ll probably notice the silence and lack of interraction. If you don’t, you probably won’t – I’ve learned enough over the years to at least partialy disguise what’s going on.
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