It’s Only Extra Credit
A friend once told me, “it’s only extra-credit”. She meant that it doesn’t count for the grade. It can only ADD to it. I thought this to be a brilliant analogy or metaphor about LIFE.
Since life is a test and I already have an A+, I treat everything that happens to me and everyone I meet in my life as EXTRA CREDIT…as part of my life adventure.
Yes, an A+ 😉
The way I figure it is that I pretty much have done everything a person expects to do in a lifetime. I went to school in two countries; competed in sports; got my degree; worked on high power jobs; got married; gave birth and raised two wonderful children; bought beautiful homes complete with white picket fences; driven the dream cars; sailed to far away places; traveled extensively; owned businesses; experienced successes and also failures; got divorced; began a whole new life…and what not.
In short… all that one aspires to do when one is a dreamy teenager and much more that wasn’t in my plans. So what I mean by this is that all the main boxes have been checked as done ✅. I already passed the test.
Now, whatever happens in life it’s all just for fun. It’s empowering to know that everything that happens from this point on really doesn’t count for the grade because I already got an A.
Therefore, I don’t take things so seriously.
Even the dramas in my life are entertaining. Without a little bit of drama now and then… how boring would life be? Lovers may come and go and friends may be passing ships leaving behind a lesson for me to learn.
I also now know that most times clouds and storms have a silver lining, and that they will pass… maybe even cause a rainbow to appear. Also, that the sun always shines again.
I’m also aware that time here is a gift and that the now is what is. Tomorrow is only in our imagination. How many summers are there left to enjoy? Not that many… go ahead and count them! So, as much as I’m able to, I’m spending my money now…because I can’t take it with me when I go.
I’m bolder in business decisions because now I’m only responsible for myself…and that is freeing. All relationships that enter my life help me to grow as a person. Each experience, good or bad, is necessary in my journey. Who knows? I may even someday meet that man that I will want to share the rest of my life with and that will move mountains for me because I now know that I deserve nothing less.
In the meantime…I’ll keep on getting extra credit!
