Have you ever had those days where nothing seems to go right and it’s just spiraling downward? A ‘when it rains it pours’ kind of days…Saturday could have been one of those days.
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Over the weekend my phone got run over. It wasn’t run over by me, but I had front row seats and watched it happen.
I haven’t been feeling well. With being unwell it’s almost impossible for me to stay in the present moment. I’m distracted ALL the time and easily irritated.
After an almost perfect Saturday morning paddle with fall colors showing on the distant shore (I say almost because the wind picked up) I was pretty winded myself. The boat launch became pretty busy and the best area to take your board off this particular lake is on the launch. I was just gathering my life jacket, water bottle, phone case, paddle and board and heading back to the truck. I would have taken two necessary trips but as I mentioned the boats were lining up and I was in the way.
It’s not like I can’t carry everything at once, it’s just awkward and feeling exhausted it would have been better if I would have split it up. Normally I put my water bottle and phone on the hood while I get the rest of the gear packed away. Saturday, with everything in had, I went straight for the back of the truck, put my phone on the bumper, my water bottle on the bed rail and secured our boards.
I was drained and distracted.
About a half mile away my Apple Watch notified me that my phone was not detected.
FUCK.
I remember it sitting on the bumper. I turned around as fast as I safely could and headed back to the landing. I couldn’t help but think about all the boat trailers it could be lying under. As I neared the entrance I saw it. My BRIGHT hot pink floating phone case right outside of the landing entrance in the on coming traffic lane and a car was headed toward me. My phone contraption is brighter than the orange construction phones and I watched as the on coming driver drove over my phone.
My friend and I were in SHOCK, how the HELL do you run it over?! I jumped out of my truck and grabbed it. The screen was cracked but there is a screen protector on it, I started thinking maybe it’s just the protector that was damaged? After my bestie pulled the protector off the original thoughts were wishful thinking. The entire screen was shot. The black screen of death was the only thing visible along with an occasional white flicker on the right side. The good news is it still took screen shots AND recognized a charge.
After a quick call around we found a place that would replace my screen same day! The screen magician said that I was lucky the car only got the tiny corner of it and my phone had lots of life left. That was VERY good news because I have NO idea what any of my passwords are and the thought of training in a new phone is terrifying.
There were a couple more mini incidents that could have flipped the tone of the day but I decided to make a choice. A choice to SEE the good and the positives among the chaos and count blessings instead of downfalls. Sure, my distracted self caused me to spend $200 but that’s WAY better than spending a $1,000 and having to figure out all my passwords! Maybe I was still sick but I was feeling better every day! There are so many goods even if it’s challenging to see them.
If your day turns sour, next time, make the choice to see the good.
Namaste,
Jes xoxo