All I Can Do Is Try

I’m closing on my first house in a few days, and I’ve been familiarizing myself with that midwestern temple, Menards. Cue shining light imagery followed by a celestial “aaaaahhhhh.”

As I was leaving the pipe fitting section, another guy was finishing up in the same aisle. He grabbed his selection, started walking away, and with a subtle shake of his head muttered under his breath, “All I can do is try.”

It was profound in its simplicity. I’m taking that energy straight into this new homeownership life.