ALL ABOUT A BURGER…

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• August 6, 2021January 15, 2026
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I was out running errands the other day and it was taking longer than the allotted time so I was beginning to worry that I wouldn’t get back to my office for a meeting that I had scheduled.  I was feeling ravenous as I had decided to skip breakfast and hit the ground running so I thought I would save time by going through the drive through and grabbing a quick bite.

Well, “quick” was not the word I would use to describe the situation.  I don’t traditionally eat red meat but my recent bloodwork came back low in iron so I decided to make an exception and made the quick decision to try the Freddy Burger that everyone is raving about.  I figured the worst case scenario would be that the burger was ok but I would get a little iron boost in the process.  Choosing the drive through was my first mistake.

As I pulled into the line behind 6 other cars I had no clue about what was to come.  I have no idea why they call themselves a fast food restaurant because there was nothing fast about it.  Sadly, once you are in line, you are pretty much committed to the experience.  As I inched along, I tried to entertain myself with music, but as each minute passed, I grew concerned about being stuck in line and missing my meeting.  I wondered if somehow they had run out of condiments and had sent a runner to the grocery store for a quick pick up, or maybe their french fry machine broke down and we were all at the mercy of the repairman’s schedule.  All sorts of things were going through my head as I grew more uneasy about my decision to stop there.

What it came down to was simply letting go of my expectations and going with the flow.  It was about making the conscious decision to “allow” the situation to unfold naturally.  I realized there was nothing I could do about it so I chose instead to focus on the birds in the nearby trees, the beautiful sunny day and the fact that I was alive and well.  It wasn’t a matter of life or death so I chose to relax and just enjoy those moments.

It was a rather eye opening experience for me to realize that we always have a choice on how to handle the situation at hand.  We can fuss over it and drive ourselves crazy because we can’t control it, or we can simply sit back, relax and accept the moment, be present and be patient.

As I finally pulled up to the window to pick up my order 48 minutes later, I broke out laughing.  All that for a burger!  And one that I no longer even wanted.  Definitely a golden moment for the next time I might think about stopping for a “quick” bite.  I will say though, it was a pretty awesome burger…