The Unplanned Part Is What I Struggle with the Most
I like having a well-planned and organized life. Our level of control in a world with so many moving parts is minimal.
Last week I wrote about how when life happens it’s up to us to decide what we’re going to do. The importance of being flexibly rigid when the unplanned happens.
The focus of last week’s post was what I’m going to do about repairing or replacing my truck after being rear ended. When processing this situation last week, I felt confident that we would repair.
In that post I had a list of things that would affect my decision.
The answer to one of those questions has changed everything.
I expected two options from the insurance company. One to pay me and take the truck…I would buy another truck.
Second was pay me, I keep the truck and repair it. This was my preference and my plan…until I got their offer.
The price difference was staggering. I still haven’t figured out how they arrived at these amounts.
- $18,449.00 – they take the truck
- $8,832.17 – I keep the truck and repair it
That’s almost a $10,000 difference. It seems clear what the best choice is.
The problem now…the unplanned chaos.
With me being a planner and liking things organized…this is a problem. Before hearing from the insurance company yesterday, I had a clear plan of how I was going to move forward.
Everything changed after that call.
Since that call, I’ve struggled to stay focused on the things that I normally would and should be focused on.
For example, this morning it took me twice as long to do my daily Bible reading. My mind kept wondering…what am I going to do about a truck. This afternoon I was taking an escrow payment to the title company and walked several buildings past theirs…I was thinking about trucks. I get sidetracked when starting a new task, because…I’m off in truck land.
Then there is the time needed to search for a truck. As particular as I am about my vehicles this isn’t a simple process.
Of course, with the way things are currently, used truck prices are crazy….am I going to be able to afford it? Not to mention that good clean used trucks are hard to find.
One of the things on my list today was to write this week’s solution. I started working on it yesterday afternoon, but was having trouble focusing (I kept thinking about the truck). This morning I kicked around some other ideas, but I was having trouble focusing (I kept getting sidetracked thinking about a truck).
That’s when I decided to just write about it.
My hope is to accomplish a couple of things with this. First, that it will help me work through this problem toward a solution. Second, I will at least get this weekly solution written.
In addition, maybe it will help you if you’re working through a similar situation.
Life is going to give us times of chaos. It’s up to you to work through it however works best for you.
You have control over your thoughts and actions. Take control!
I will keep you posted on the truck situation as it unfolds.