interruptions.
they happen daily. sometimes hourly. it always comes as a surprise but i know i should expect them. some are BIG, and even BIGGER, like the loss of life and the devastation from the tornadoes and storms that ravaged the country this week. and some are SMALL. or SMALLER, like when the person who knocks on my door tries to tell me they have a better way to get into heaven. or with 4 kids, it seems the interruptions are endless. or the sentence that my husband says to me almost on a weekly basis, “do you want the good news first, or the bad?”
the size of the interruption doesn’t matter, it’s the way i react to them that reveals my character. laugh, cry, scream, pray, stare in disbelief, run, slam the door, grab my camera, eat chocolate, tweet…or maybe all of the above.
i have been wondering, however, is it your initial reaction that reveals your character, or what you do next? what do you think?
Greta says
Why are you making me think Caroline? 🙂 Hmmm…
Catherine says
I think it is what you do next. My initial reaction is quite often nothing more than pure emotion and adrenaline. It’s what I do or say next (quite often an apology) that I would like to believe reveals my true heart and identity.
caroline says
i started thinking about jesus’ disciples and how they fled on good friday, but then look at what they did with the rest of their lives! and all but one was martyred. that’s an extreme example of an interruption, but i wonder how i would have responded. so, i agree with you, i think it’s what we do next that reveals our true heart and identity.