Every season of life presents knew challenges which require us to assess and recalibrate our lives to accommodate for its changes. In the midst of a few things that remain consistent, like nourishing ourselves and getting sleep, the activities of various sizes that fill the rest of our 24 hour days are almost never consistent.br /

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As a person who loves consistency, the minute changes in scheduling can often drive me nuts. I'm the kind of person who will give someone several days notice when I want to make plans. My flaw, in this regard at least, is that I expect the same out of other people as well. I don't like last minute changes to plans and it's hard for me to adjust when something new is sprung on me. This has been something I've acknowledged, however, and am working on because, more than anything, I get this distinct feeling of selfishness every time I get frustrated by spontaneous changes in plans. In my head, I see that the other person didn't care enough about me and my time to give me more notice; very rarely do I stop to think about what might be going on in that person's life to force them to change plans on me. Read more...