Surviving A Good Day

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There may come a day when you wake up and start getting things done that you've been putting off for months, or even years.

Don't be worried. Everything is probably OK. There really is no need to stop the progress so that you can write a Facebook post about your new adventure.

Try to take it in stride, even though it is unfamiliar to you.

Let the adventure continue. Observe it without attempting to explain it. The explanation is not the point.

It's probably not evidence of a major change in your life, and it doesn't have to be.

You are just having a good day. It only surprises you because of the contrast.

It's OK to have a good day. Many people may even have several of them in a row.

Don't worry. There's no requirement that you have more than one at a time. There's not even a requirement that you enjoy it.

Just observe it. Live through it without interrupting it to make it more normal.

There's also no requirement that you do not enjoy it. You can make of this day what you want. You don't have to want anything in particular.

But please let it continue to happen. Rest in your momentum. You can think about it later after it gets interrupted—it will get interrupted.

Just because it will end, though, doesn't mean that you should end it.

Just step aside and let it happen, for as long as it happens.

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