Spontaneity

As I go about my business, I do on occasion encounter people who ask me what I am doing with myself these days. When they learn that I’m no longer working, I tend to get the same response. “That’s great! Now you can do whatever you want. You can be spontaneous!” Hmmm. Spontaneous. Spontaneity. I don’t know. Doesn’t sound like me. Thinking back over the course of my life, I don’t think I can claim to have ever been a spontaneous person. In my view, it’s a little overrated.

When I wake up in the morning, I really like having a plan for the day. It gives me a nice, comfortable, secure feeling - like I’m in control. And when I’ve got a plan in place, I look forward to that day. If I have no plan for the day, I don’t know what to do with myself. If I start running around doing whatever comes to mind, I begin to feel a little unsettled, like all of the things that need to get done aren’t getting done. By the time evening rolls around, I just want the whole day back.

If you think this approach to life makes me sound like a total “stick in the mud,” then so be it, and I’ll say this about that. I thoroughly enjoy my well planned out days. I have fun just like everyone else, albeit in a highly scheduled fashion. I don’t see anything wrong with that. Do you? You do? Oh, well to each his own. I’m going to keep right on planning.