“I can’t miss this appointment.”

“This event has to happen.”

“There’s no way we can postpone.”

Except that we fall ill. Or there’s a natural disaster. Or a pandemic. Or something else outside of our control.

And then our perspective shifts. What was once priority number one quickly finds its way to the back burner.

But amidst the challenges, we find that we’re rather resilient. That when so much is turned upside down, we surprise ourselves by remaining right side up. Or by learning how to see things upside down.

That in a world of constraints, we don’t shut down — we find ways to create beauty.