EVER BEEN BROKEN DOWN?
EVER LIKE IT?
No matter how beautiful the day,
it’s never a good one
when you find yourself
on the side of the road
when even going nowhere is more exciting
than where you are:
BROKEN DOWN
with Flatbed truck backing up to
move you forward
B U T
when an
I F
becomes a certain
W H E N
and all
of what
BROKEN DOWN
means to you becomes
REALITY
just what do you do?
YOU RECEIVE
YOU GET HELP
. . .and for some
(Yes, my hand is being held high in he air, waving)
it’s the worst part of being broken down. . .
My first thought when my tire blew
was I’m so glad I was
C O M I N G
F R O M
a funeral
instead of
GOING TO
a funeral. . .
My Second thought was not so comforting to me
and it never has been:
I NEED HELP
I NEED SOMEONE ELSE’S ASSISTANCE
I NEED. . .
I made the call to Triple A
and within a fast 45 minutes on a
Let’s-Get-To-The-Holiday-Weekend-Friday-Afternoon
he was hauling me back to my neighborhood
Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers
where I had just bought my current tires 11 months before;
The attendant was a one-man show that day,
answering phones, fixing cars
quoting quotes
and taking care of me. . .
T H A T
he was so
kind,
understanding,
competent
and yes,
(best or WORST of all )
G I V I N G
all were somewhat
hard
un-disolvable
CHUNKS OF SALT
he was rubbing into my
so-hard-to-receive-soul. . .
Most Caring Catalyst’s are not good receivers. . .
we just don’t get real good. . .
Our Comfort Zone
Our Default Setting
is always about
giving
sharing
pumping up
championing
Others. . .
But one of the biggest parts about being
A Caring Catalyst
is recognizing that other
Caring Catalysts
also need to give
as they have been given
so that that magnificent cycle
can begin all over again. . .
Maybe the Worst Kind of
Broken Down
there can ever be
is when you can’t truly receive
from another
what you so readily
would
G I V E
but now need to
G E T
(. . .m a y b e)
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