Plan.

Such a simple word.  We don’t give it much thought.  We simply do it every day, many times a day.  We plan dinner, we plan games, we plan trips.  We make plans to see a movie, to visit friends, to go shopping.

In the face of potential danger, we make plans to stay safe.  We plan hurricane escape routes, we plan(ned), ever-so-carefully, a few activities during Covid, we plan our doctor’s appointments and exercise programs to stay as healthy as we can.

Our days fill up with plans, most of which we look forward to. And we take for granted that we can follow through with our plans.  That we can control some, if not all, of our actions. 

Unlike the souls living in the Ukraine right now.  What they’re going through is truly unimaginable to us. Most can do no more than struggle to survive.

And in a flash, we realize that our ability to plan is not a given. It’s a luxury.