Unexpected Visitor

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I wonder how often we welcome the unexpected into our lives. There is always a tendency to hold on to what is familiar, routine. There is a sense of security in thinking that we know how our lives will turn out in either the short- or long-term. And then something unexpected happens which forces us to change our perspective for a time as well, perhaps, as our familiar routine. In some cases the unexpected can be such a huge change that our lives will never be the same again. That takes a longer time to assimilate and accommodate our patterns around. And yet change is the norm not the exception.