What about Brunch?

I can almost bet that when I wrote the word, "brunch" (with the help of the above illustration) many of you instantly, envisioned a Saturday or Sunday afternoon equipped with unlimited spiked orange juice, accompanied by a plate of chicken and waffles, and topped off with a table full of friends and laughter ?

Now I didn't mean to put your taste buds into a Frenzy LOL , but wouldn't you agree that this depiction of brunch is pretty close to accurate ?

Well, living within a major, metropolitan area I have surely participated in my fair share of brunches, and to be honest I love them!

You just can't beat good vibes, good food, and of course the good ole bubbly drinks!

But with that being said this post has nothing to do with the food aspect associated with brunch, but more so about the time placement.

If you aren't familiar with the brunch scene, typically the eating and drinking begins around 11am and ends at about 3pm. This time period is sort of weird. It starts at the end of the morning hours, and concludes right smack in the middle of the afternoon.

Very "off" timing if you ask me.

So one day, I began to reflect upon the timing of brunch, and realized that it reminded me of how I have experienced my own"brunch" periods in life. These moments I categorize as the "in between times" when I felt like life was just stagnant, and would spend most of my time waiting for the exciting happenings of life to take place.

Has anyone felt like this? Because recently, I've been feeling a little brunchy again. Life isn't bad for me... but for a lack of better words, it's just blah. Nothing too exciting is happening, and I'm just going through my everyday routine with no extra spice thrown into mix.

So this has driven me to the point, where I had to ask myself a couple of questions. The first question is, how do I make sense of the uneventful and oddly placed "brunch" periods of life? And secondly, what do I do when in the midst of a psychosocial brunch period ?

In order to come up with the answer to these two questions, I realized that the first step of the process was to do some self-reflection. In doing so I had to identify what the "blah" or not so exciting portions of my life are.

I found out that for me, work is the #1 issue.

Now I want to set the record straight, that I absolutely love my job, but being new to any organization has its challenges. In a short amount of time, I went from being in a very comfortable state of being to being placed at the very bottom of the totem pole. This transition was and still is, very hard.

When I started my job in the beginning of May, I knew basically nothing. Since then I have grown significantly, but being a nurse on a very busy unit will test your strength, and make you question your abilities from time to time. And the stress, oh the stress. It will follow you from your unit to your home if you aren't too careful. Unfortunately, it seems that I haven't been particularly cautious lately because the stress has begun to truly effect my mental and social well being. Now we just can't have that! So... this is where the answer to my second question becomes vital, what do you do in the midst of a psychological brunch period ?

I found the answer to be quite simple. PARTICIPATE.

In the past couple hours I have learned that God places these brunch periods in our life for a specific purpose, and that is to prepare us for our future blessings. There are brighter segments of our lives ahead, but we must first be able to be content and faithful with where we are now. It becomes our duty, and very beneficial to us when we participate in ALL the meals that God has prepared for us...yes, even the ones that don't seem too exciting. It is all about being grateful for where you are currently, and knowing that better times are awaiting.

If you really think about it, the entire purpose of brunch is take an odd portion of the day and add meaning to it . We do this by making it a fun, exciting, and worthwhile time. So don't just sit back and let the dull moments of life roll by, but participate. Take ownership of this time, and do what you have to do to spice your life back up!

Happy Brunching All !

Always served with love,

Dri ♥