Pleasant Surprises

So there I was, sitting at home, mind my own business,when the phone rang.  It was an unfamiliar number with a local area code.  I answered, half expecting a desperate plea by a struggling local non profit for money or volunteer time or both.  Instead I heard, “This is _____, the director of _______. ”

I was instantly flustered.  I asked her how she was, interrupting her as she wass offering me a part in her production.  My brain froze momentarily.  It just didn’t make any sense.  I didn’t audition to get a part.  What was she thinking?

 

But I had a part.  A good part.  An interesting part.  A part that I was really excited about.  I just couldn’t wrap my brain around it.

She gave me a lot of information which I could not focus on at all.  thankfully she also explained she would be sending an email with all the information I needed.  I stammered like a moron and uttered incoherent sentences.  Or at least that’s how it felt.  I thanked her an hung up the phone.

I immediately thought of a million questions.  How often would we be rehearsing?  What nights?  When was the performance?

But this was all superceded by this pleasant feeling of surprise.  I really hadn’t expected to be cast.  And I had been.  It was a tremendous ego boost.

Now I just have to find a babysitter sso I can rehearse.

Acceptance

One event can bring everything into focus.  One conversation, one reaction, one response.  Then everything becomes so clear.

 

The experience is not always pleasant.  The realization is at times contrary to our wishes.  Regardless, there is always a sense of relief.  The way is clear, even if it’s not the way we wanted.

 

This is the challenge of acceptance.  It’s easy to accept the things we wanted to happen.  It is so much harder to accept the things we have fought against.

 

Over time the acceptance allows us to see why things went down the road they did.  With space we can see the way laid forth was for the best.  With gained perspective we can understand this path made the next path possible.  With acceptance we can come to peace.  And with peace we can let go.