So begins a very busy week for us.
It is just after 8am Monday and we have completed two things we had in mind to do.  Both involved being out and about by 6am.
Normally a mate would visit at 9am.  I asked for a rain check as I thought I had a doctors appointment at 9am for an echogram.  Turns out it is 3 pm.  Merril has a phone consult after 4.30pm then a zoom tutorial in the evening.
Tomorrow Merril is visiting someone as a result of a phone call last night.  I have a zoom meeting I normally have at 4pm. I am hoping to make it another time as I need to set up for a remembrance service we are attending at 6pm.  During the day sometime I hope to get some blood tests done.  I have the paperwork necessary for the test which the doc would like to check the results of.
Wednesday both of us see someone in the morning then attend something that night. Before it Merril is going to get some sandwiches ordered.  At the end of it I dismantle the set up and ensure it is set up for others to use the following day.  I hope at that time to also collect some provisions set aside for me to use on the Saturday.
On Thursday I have another doctor’s appointment with a Specialist.
Friday I need to set up for a get together which happens here monthly.  It is called Menzone and we eat, talk and then have someone tell us of their experiences.  It is always relatable and we as men do not have a great reputation for sharing so it is good for us to talk and to hear.  It is the food I need to get including bacon, eggs and bread. I also want to clean the bbq.
Sometime in there I also need to prepare something I am saying at the Menzone as I am the one who will talk this month.
In the grand scheme of things, I do not know if that amounts to alot, but it is enough for this fella.

Well yesterday turned out much like we thought.  We ran our market as usual.  What has been different about that is there is another person selling (with all proceeds to the pantry) at another table.  There seems to be so much happening and our takings, while not large by any standard, have been way above the benchmark we have been using.
We took what had not sold to trash and treasure.  Again it was something unexpected but welcome.  We normally avoid visiting the place of a weekend as it is so busy.  We did a drive by to see if it was crowded beyond our willingness to wait.
When we arrived there was hardly anyone there.  We were in and out so quickly it was amazing.  I said to a mate it was like the clouds parted when we arrived and then when we were leaving it was like the place was chockers again.  I would not expect that every time, but when it happens, I am grateful and all in.
During the day I heard something I did not expect to hear but it makes so much sense and really brings a sense of relief.  The person said that sometimes doubts are very healthy.
The reason given for their health to me is doubts tend to make me explore. My nature is not to believe something just because I am told it but because I find it true for myself.  So rather than doubts being a sign of something being untrue, it is a sign of a willingness to pursue the truth or otherwise of something.
I personally have no desire to build something on an unsure foundation.  I will give up on something that is my belief alone and crumbles at the first examination.  By the same token I will not write off something unless I prove to myself its unreliability.
Again I was thinking about such things on a very typical day. I do love things like that.  For me, they lift a mundane day to a different level.

Yesterday was weirdness personified.  I say that because early we were out setting up something then I had an xray and a nuclear medicine bone scan. 
At first I was given a needle that put in something that highlighted bones.  Over an hour later I went back and a very sophisticated machine was used to take pictures of my bones.  I was impressed with the machinery, and the results will be known mid-week.
The tests were not painful (though I have an aversion to needles) but I found it really hard to stay still for so long while pictures were taken.  I was glad when it was all over.
While waiting for the second part of the test, Merril and I went to Bunnings and got paint and then went and had lunch.  All in all the testing process took a number of hours and used up the better part of the day.
At night we went and got a pizza then set up our Market for today.
I got a James Clear email and the sentence I liked best was “Even when the problem is hard, it doesn't need to harden you.”   I do like that. They say the same sun that hardens the clay melts the snow.” 
I do think my response is always my choice.  I am not always as laid back, but I do remember someone doing something stupid in front of me driving on the road when I was at work.  The person I was with marvelled how calm I remained.  I do remember saying to them that that may have been the one silly thing they did that day (of course silly things could have been habitual)  Besides I know I have had my “doh” moments.
The point for me was I don’t know the circumstances, and I was not going to let their actions influence me negatively.  Just like anger seems to multiply when anger manifests itself, I have seen peace multiply when it manifests itself.
I want peace to be the hallmark of my presence even though remaining still during the tests was an enforced peaceful time for me.