Tonight’s meeting topic was letting
go as in letting go of my own best thinking. My thinking on the logistics of getting my
new car from the Bremerton ferry dock was a great example of why I need to let
go of my own best thinking.
First I obsessed on how to get up the giant ramp over Alaskan Way to the
passenger-only deck. Then I obsessed on
how to hold and not spend cash overnight from a Friday trip to the bank until
buying the car on Saturday.
A short web search did not provide an accessible solution for the ramp. A phone call to the ferry ADA line was not
returned. A second phone call got the answer I needed in relatively short order
on a automated decision tree leading to a person at the ferry information desk—use
the elevator.
Likewise talking about my concerns at the meeting yesterday resulted in
a member sharing a blindingly obvious answer of using a cashier’s check that I
had not fully considered. In the past, I
had screwed up a planned money order purchase.
Not so easily done with a cashier’s check. It cost an extra $12 which was well worth it
for my sobriety, the peace of mind and safety of my car funds.
I am grateful today to be better able to let go of get around my
own best thinking and ask others for help thinking outside of my limited thinking
which is trapped by my biases. Progress,
not perfection…
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