Recovering From a Rough Start

I had a rough start today. I am a creature of intense habit, firmly grooved into my daily routines. They serve me well for the most part, of course some habits are healthy than others but mostly they keep me organized and on track. One of my little routines involves me leaving my cup in my car each night so that I am forced to go out to the car and retrieve it. Of course since I'm going out anyway it only makes sense to then start the car and warm it up for my drive, right? Yes, I think so too. I've been pulling off this little stunt for...oh about 10 years now. Today the game changed.

Somehow I locked the car with the keys in still in the ignition, car running. hmmmm. After $120 and an hour and a half late for work, life goes on. Interestingly, while I sat and waited for the locksmith to arrive, I was staring at a quote that I framed and hung up several years ago. This quote used to be intensely meaningful to me and supported me through a hectic time. I haven't thought of it so much until today.

"Once you began to understand that you are not the hero of your own drama, you know expecting victory after victory, and you deeply understand that this is not paradise, life becomes much easier."

-Leonard Cohen