I was originally planning something else to start my alphabet of joy, but this word works for me today. I intended to start today with a trip to the gym for a workout on a machine and maybe a run around the track. Instead after caring for the pets I fell back asleep – I thought it was going to become a quick nap but two hours later . . . . Anyway, I still could have gone to the gym, but I decided instead to do a Kathy Smith DVD for 30+ minutes.
This made me realize that adaptability – the capacity to change with/adapt to our circumstances is a good thing. We don’t have to be all or nothing committed to something and in despair if that doesn’t work out. We can roll with the punches, we can adjust to changes in circumstances, we can specialize in areas we didn’t realize we needed to before the need arose.
Okay, my adaptability to my own laziness isn’t the pinnacle of adaptability, but it’s still a good thing. Rather than moping about undone plans, I made new ones that had the same overall effect. This is a tiny mirror of the adaptability we see all around us – the adjustment of animals to the varying environments on this earth, the modification of human activity for the various surroundings encountered. It’s a wonderful thing to be able to adapt.
