Archive for November 12th, 2012
Surprise
I was mildly surprised that the primary definition of surprise is to ‘attack without warning; to take unawares’. Several times a month I am surprised in some way or another. For example, this past week I was surprised by seasonal temperatures well above normal; really warm, sunny, beautiful weather. Followed shortly by unseasonally cold temperatures; frost, bone-chilling cold, premature winter. This experience is more in line with secondary definitions like ‘astonishment’ and ‘amazement’.
Then there is the ‘surprise‘ party…. Similar to the recent swing of temperatures, I found myself on the giving and receiving side of these events. Within less than 10 days my emotions were swinging between the two extremes of successful surprise; rich and moving experiences. I will be smiling with surprising contentment for the next several weeks.