Positively Tuesday and The Art of Nimbleosity

     I like he word nimble. According to Webster's second definition, not the one that is listed first, nimble means "marked by quick, alert, and clever conception." It says to me, when a situation is presented that may not make sense, the nimble mind will resort, bringing additional ideas, and proceed with a good course. It's more than just being flexible or adapting a mindset to the what is happening around, it's trying to use what's present to still get the most beneficial outcome. Nimble isn't just doing without, or changing plans last minute. It's having the ability to really look at what is present, quickly to make new sense and actions. Nimbleosity, a made up word, but an asset I long to have regardless.

     Nimbleosity might be exemplified in a simple matter like planning a meal and going to a grocery store, learning there is not two of the five components available. A person might just eliminate those components from the menu or go to another store, two perfectly fine options. A nimble person though has already thought through those options, and is perhaps moving forward on changing the whole menu based on what is available and what makes sense with the real resources available.

     A more complicated, more dire example of the benefit of being a nimble thinker is in regards to retirement planning. It's unlikely many of us will be able to, and I doubt few would want to, work for a salary util we pass away. Well to retire at some point and live in the manner you have been accustomed to takes a lot of planning. Unfortunately, so little of those plans are entirely in the savers control. Likewise, our health and what we need to protect may change significantly year to year. Retirement planning tales the utmost need for nimbleness, and being prepared with multiple scenarios that can be pivoted to depending on the state of the economy or my own personal economy.

     I've not developed a nimble brain in all parts of my life, but in some, I'm pretty good. The grocery store example, I am a master of changing up on the fly, often with better result than originally planned. My husbands aunts, not so much. Every change presented to them caused decision, then action paralysis. Regarding home design and style, I do not have a nimble brain, nor does my husband. I need to know exactly what needs to be done, and winging it just results in chaos. He has wasted so much money because he makes last minute runs to the store for things he likely already has, or has close enough, but can't adapt on the fly to a different way than he intended to proceed.

     I want to get more nimble to the current situation, and improve my adaptability to make a happy day to day life despite missing so many events, outings, and people. I need to master this particularly before we move into my families holiday season of thanksgiving through New Years, when the ways my family has traditionally celebrated will need to be different. That does not mean it can't still be special and joyful. I need to look at all the options all the resources and possible scenarios, and just act. Maybe it will mean a very simple, stay completely at home holiday, and we save money and time, and all of us go visit my son in March. If there is a word I want to adopt for the last four months of 2020, it is nimble. I want to master the art of nimbleosity.