Tonight at dinner we ordered a crab dip appetizer at the restaurant. Mrs. Planet Kirby loves crab dip appetizers. It came in a bread bowl with these little mini bread toasty thingy's that we were supposed to dip into the crab dip. The appetizer portion of the meal was going great but then it happened. One of my little toasty thingy's broke off in the dip, so I sent in a recon toasty thing to retrieve the thingy stuck in the dip and my recon thingy got stuck in the dip too. So, without further adieu I grabbed the spoon and scooped out both of the stuck thingy's along with some crab dip and put it on my plate. So much for sophistication at the dinner table.
As I'm sitting there I felt my subconscious mind start to say things like, "Great, you can't even dip a toasty thingy in crab dip without screwing it up, Dumb ass." But then I started thinking that I can't be the only person this ever happens to. I mean, who hasn't lost a chip and the recon chip in some dip before? We all have.
I thought I would write about this little dinner episode because it kind of marks a milestone in my journey through life. A few years ago I would have listened to my subconscious mind about me being a screw up. From there, the crab dip mole hill would have grown into the Appalachian mountain range. I was not in a good place back then. But now I'm better (most of the time).
Life can be tough enough without obsessing over thingy's stuck in crab dip. I think that sometimes we make life tougher than it needs to be. Well, at least, I do sometimes. Had I not refocused myself after the crab dip incident I would have missed out on how tasty the Maryland Crab soup was and how beautiful the cutie pie sitting to my left was. Yes, it was Mrs. Planet Kirby.
I hate to interrupt the flow of my blog but at this moment I am experiencing a little bloggers block...For some reason I cannot get this thought out of my head..."If Cinderella's slipper really did fit perfectly, then why exactly did it fall off in the first place?" Good grief.
Anyway, I'm back. I guess the whole point of my crab dip story is that life is meant to be enjoyed. Sometimes thingy's do get stuck in the dip. It's all part of life and life goes on. Sometimes we have bad days but life goes on. Sometimes we get depressed but life goes on. Sometimes we don't understand why bad things happen to good people but life goes on. I am learning again how important it is to savor each day because you don't know what tomorrow will bring.
When was the last time you counted your blessings? I'm on number 14,567,438. I think I'll make getting thingy's stuck in my crab dip number 14,567,439.
Be Well.
Bill
