Change and Flexibility

Change is an interesting thing.  Many people do not like it, others tolerate it, and some embrace it.  This holiday weekend has been about change and flexibility in so many ways.  First of all, I was supposed to go to Florida for the weekend.  The hotel said they were ready for me despite the hurricane that hit Florida.  "Everything was up and running."...  until it wasn't.  They didn't tell me until a few days before I was due to leave, that the hotel was running with only 50% of their rooms.  And my room was not among that 50%!  I could have been angry (due to unmet expectations), or I could make other plans.  Luckily I was traveling with my sister who was instrumental at getting compensated for our flight and room.

Portsmouth

New plan-Lets head up north and go leaf peeping.  Columbus Day weekend is a crazy time to head north, but we decided to go, knowing flexibility would be key.  You see...rain was in the forecast.  We watched the weather predictions and planned our day accordingly. We headed north and made stops along the way.  One day we left home base early and headed to Burlington.  We had clouds, rain, then intermittent sun.  If it rained, we donned our raincoats and explored. We ate lunch overlooking Church Street.  It was parents weekend for local colleges and the market was filled with students and their parents. Street musicians played their music under the protection of a tree.  It was fun to see the crowd despite the ever changing weather. 

Following My Heart

The next day we took our time and headed out on our adventure late morning.  It was raining again but we had a plan.  The sun was due to shine later in the day.  What if we drove to the busiest highway for foliage viewing, the Kancamagus Scenic Byway,  while it was raining?  No one would go there in bad weather.  If we were lucky, the sun would shine as we arrived!  (There is always bumper to bumper traffic on this weekend). Well-it worked.  We had the road practically to ourselves.  The sun shone through the foliage and we were blessed.



Plans were made and changed as we went along our day.  Usually, the changes turned out much better than we thought they would. Opportunities arrived and we took them.  We had no expectations, therefore no disappointment.

Change-We can fight it, tolerate it or embrace it.  This weekend I embraced change and I am grateful I did.