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It is true that timing affects many things. But all things considered I don’t really know what that phrase means. I know the basic meaning of course, but are we looking at things relatively or from some deep metaphysical sense of the phrase?

Obviously my business timing was off with a previous business. In that case we were too far ahead of the curve. Our product was unique and there was a growing demand. However, to use a surf analogy, we were paddling to catch a wave far too early. By the time the actual wave came up on us we were too exhausted from paddling to actually catch it and instead got slammed on the reef. Oh well.

And then again my timing has been off in several areas of my personal life. But that isn’t much to share about here. Suffice to say that several shrugs of the shoulders and shakes of the head have happened.

Everyone will tell you something to the effect of, “it will happen when the time is right.” Again, what does that actually mean? Does that mean its fate? Is this just some crazy karma playing out? Is someone dealing me a hand of crummy cards in direct opposition to my skill set? Who can figure these things out?

I am a very accepting person and the recent struggles have been a powerful test of that resolve. Though I can be faulted for being restless I feel a comfortable handle on the notion of waiting for the natural fruition of things. What I’m leery of how easy it is to slip into a pattern of feeling like things go well because I’ve paid the dues and put the time in, whereas when things go badly it’s somehow just not the right time. I think you get into more trouble because of false assumptions about your role in things unfolding.

In my honest opinion the shorter you look on a timeline of your life there are certain to be successes directly out of your intended actions. But if you look a longer scope of things you see just how little control you truly have over circumstance. And that is what gets people frightened. But that’s just the way things are. So when you might ask the classic question: “Is the glass half full or half empty?” I just see it as half. And then deal with the reality of things that moment.

Previous posts in this series:

• It’s All Relative
• Riding Heartbreak
• The Courage Needed
• Bartering Along
• Getting Swept Away… Almost
• Neglect
• Small Measures of Success
• The Interior Life
• I Miss My Bed
• My Closet Has a Flat Tire
• Hopes and Dreams
• Homeless Are People, Too
• Full Monty or Not?
• Back Seat Office
• Staying Connected
• Those Small Indignities
• Putting Your Life in Storage
• One Step Forward, One Step Back
• Exciting New Career Opportunities
• End of the Day
• Solutions Wanted
• When to Hold On, Let Go?
• Location, location, location
• Range of Motion
• Food More Than Sustenance
• Figuring It All Out Someday
• Solitude
• The Good, The Bad
• From The Heart
• Does Anyone Really See Me?
• Keeping Perspective
• Showers at the Natatorium
• Achieving Homelessness