Foundation Failure

Generally, my world flows pretty well. I can juggle multiple activities because I have a very supportive family and I’m very well regimented with my time.

But when the family is sick, everything grinds to a halt. Understandably so. Steph is sick. Audra is sick. Ayla got an immunization shot today. It’s bedlam at home. And I’m fighting whatever they have.

It’s amazing to see what happens when the foundation in our lives feels damaged. Nothing suddenly seems to make sense. I question how in the world I can get anything done.

It can be very overwhelming in the moment.

The only thing I can do seems to be breathe and focus on the next thing I do or say. I’m not always successful.

It’s similar during a race. Something happens that forces us to question the equivalent of our foundation. We have to decide what to do in that moment. Is our foundation actually damaged? Or does it merely feel that way?

If we can ascertain without emotion what’s happening, perhaps we can fix the problem. Or perhaps there’s no problem at all.

It takes a lot to really damage a foundation. It takes very little to think it’s damaged.