Settle (Five Minute Friday)
When we were kids, our parents would tell us to settle down if we were making too much noise. Then as we got older, we had to settle on a career path and make plans to go to school to study for our chosen career or find a job and get to work. Then, we had to meet our soul mate and settle down and get busy procreating. We have to settle our bills or debts.
We have to settle on a price for the house we want to buy, then settle on a mortgage company. Once the kids come along, we have to settle them into bed each night. Once there is more than one, we have to settle sibling rivalry spats almost constantly. (“I’m not touching you!” one says as they get as close as possible to the other without actually touching them.)
We have to settle for STAYcations when we haven’t saved enough to go somewhere fun. When a parent dies, you have to settle their estate.
We spend our entire life settling in one way or another, but most of the time it is something we feel we have to do rather than want to do. Most of the time, settling is like accepting the second choice.
What have you settled into, for, or on in your life? Was that a good or bad kind of settling?
This post is part of the weekly Five Minute Friday link-up!
The prompt this week is: Settle
The assignment: Write for five minutes on the word of the week. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write.
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When I think of settling, it’s usually used in the sense of settling down and finding a long term partner. But only reinforces the idea that we were reckless before. For me, getting married was not settling down, it was the next step in the life cycle for me. In many ways, I’ve grown since being married and have expanded my understanding of the world. I don’t see that as settling. Great post!
Rafia, thanks for stopping by.
So often I think young kids these days feel like as soon as they graduate from college the next step is to get married. Sadly, those marriages often fail. I feel like getting married centered me.
I like all the different ways we settle that you came up with. I had a hard time with this one.
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Ruth, I had trouble with it too which is why I was so late posting it. Thanks for stopping by.
Hi, Karen! It’s true that throughout our lives we must settle on one thing or another. Hopefully, as we do, we’ll make those decisions from a settled place in Christ. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. This week’s word has numerous definitions to settle on……. 😉
Vicki,
These have been harder to write lately for some reason. Not sure if it is the words or the million other things that distract me or what, but I keep trying. Thanks for stopping by.