Breathe In — Breathe Out: Reading Instructions

A short meditation on the things of everyday life

Dave Karpowicz
The Daily Cuppa
Published in
Oct 5, 2023

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Assembling Legos on the floor.
Image by Thomas G. from Pixabay

Breathe in — Breathe out

Breathe in — Breathe out

Skimming the instructions -
Good instructions
Steps understood
I got this

Checking parts
All there
Confidence building

Breathe in — Breathe out

Steps 1 -7 go
Without a hitch

Step 8 -
-Using the template
drill the holes as indicated
-Check
-Align the piece sold separately

There is the rub -
Not close
Oh oh

Breathe in — Breathe out

Sit
Ponder
Turn the piece upside down
No good

Breathe in — Breathe out

READ the instructions
Ah -there it is
The piece sold separately is specific
I bought generic

Breathe in — Breathe out

Back to the store
Generic piece in hand

When will I learn to
READ the instructions
Maybe next time

Probably Not

Breathe in — Breathe out

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Dave Karpowicz
The Daily Cuppa

My goal is to provide perspectives that may open you to the wonders and joys that are already part of everyday life.