I was driving to work this morning and decided to choose a different route than the one I usually take, thinking that I could save some road time and get more work done if I get to work early (doesn't happen too often but I constantly try). Only I found out too late that I had made a terrible choice and the road was blocked, with no way to escape for the next hour. I could of course choose to get angry and upset, blame myself for being irresponsible trying a new route without checking the traffic first, get stressed up thinking of all the work waiting for me and have a stressful and dreadful rest of a day. But there was great music on the radio and I sang out-loud to just myself, some of my favorite songs just happened to get on air one after the other as if someone hand picked them for me and I had a blast. Then I also got a chance to think through my next project at work and had some productive insights. Amazing what being stuck in traffic on an early (well, it wasn't so early anymore) morning can do. I arrived one hour late to work but I had no regrets for taking that route (well, I didn't have much choice now anyway). Thinking through my project outline actually helped me save some time and labor and I couldn't help but wonder whether the whole thing was just meant to be that way or was it the positive thinking that helped me get a good thing out of a really non ideal situation...
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