Change is constant

I finally decided to tackle another small wart with the house, replacing the garage door trim on both sides. The original trim was rotting at the bottom. I found replacements at Home Depot that were made of something similar to vinyl which should not ever rot.

I pried off the old pieces which were just nailed on, cut the new pieces to size and nailed them in. I have some finish work to do like painting them and caulking the edge but that should be minor. It was nice to knock out a simple fix for the second week in a row. Last week it was the garage door door knob and deadbolt.

Evidently my electric eyes for my garage became misaligned during this work. I need to take the time to get them seeing each other again. Until it’s corrected I have to force the door closed by holding the button inside, not ideal.

I watched the Eagles game versus the Patriots on Sunday. After a one year hiatus I now have the Sunday Ticket once again for one reason, it is no longer held hostage by Directv. YouTube now has the rights to the Sunday Ticket which makes life easy for me as I can easily watch games on any intelligent TV in my house as well as my phone or computer.

The Eagles jumped out to an early 16-0 lead after capitalizing on turnovers. I thought we were going to be looking at a blow out. Instead the Eagles stalled only managing three field goals the rest of the game while allowing the Patriots to get back in it. I really thought the defense was going to blow it after allowing a ridiculous 75 yard drive in less than two minutes and then barely hanging on to sputter across the finish line. It definitely was not a stellar performance by the Birds but a win is a win. They turn around and play again this Thursday night against the Vikings.

So this weekend was yet another one of change in my personal life. Over the last year there have been a number of them. It’s ironic, my dad clipped an article from the paper regarding change and how you view it impacts your life.

I would say that in my past my resistance to change was pretty fierce. In many aspects of my life both personally and professionally I have tried to keep things as is if I felt more or less content with the situation. However ever since I split from Cindy my life has gone through several cycles of upheaval.

The biggest change of all has been selling and moving from my house of 22 years and change. During that process the attachment I had to so many things was severed as I threw out or gave away things by the truckload. Since that process completed it feels like I have continued to embrace change in many areas.

The one area where I would prefer to not have change is in my personal relationships. I embrace and cherish a feeling of continuity, security, and commitment with my partner. I have not been able to nail that down and the ironic part is that failure to secure that feeling I desire is my fault and nobody else’s.

I am hoping that before the calendar flips to a new year I am able to feel at ease, happy and secure with all aspects of my life instead of just some of them.