Falling Into Place

There are times when - like everyone else, I'm sure - I feel as though I'm floundering through each day, simply hoping I don't screw anything up beyond repair.

Then there are times when everything falls into place.  Over the last seven years since I first met The Hubbs, we've come to the realization that we are both very Taoist in our philosophies.  We don't fight the current; we simply pay attention to what the universe is trying to tell us, and we do our best to follow our guts. 

When things have been right in the past, they've simply fallen into place.  Our wedding, for example, was probably the most stress-free wedding in the history of the world.  There were small disagreements and perhaps an apoplexy or two, but nothing compared to the horror stories all of my married friends have.  Buying the house, getting the dogs, having The Princess, and the way we've dealt with everything that has come since...well, let's just say we try to follow the path.

Sometimes we get lost...absolutely.  But rather than stress ourselves out any more than necessary, we tend to sit back for a minute and analyze.  There is almost always a clear path to follow to get us out of whatever briar patch we may have stumbled into, and it's usually plain as day if we just allow ourselves to be calm enough to see it.

Why am I rambling on like this, you may ask?  A couple of days ago, I began toying with the idea of starting a One Mom's Journey team for the Chicago Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in May.  I floundered a bit, and I wondered if this would be the right choice.  I asked the advice of those close to me and decided it would all work itself out one way or another.

And then I sent out a message saying that the team is up and running, inviting people to join and/or donate.  The amount of interest so far has been overwhelming, and it's shaping up to be quite the event indeed.  While the team is still small on paper, I've got quite a few more people who have already committed, and they'll be showing up on my team web page soon.  I've already received two donations, and the walk is over two months away.

Something tells me I'm doing the right thing here.  It's going too smoothly to be wrong.  Seriously, two or three days in, and everything's already falling into place.

If you'd like to join the One Mom's Journey team, visit our team page.  To make a donation, please visit my personal page.