On Sunny Lane: What's Your Niche

Sweetheart and I were late arriving at the Monday night dance once again.

Actually, we weren’t late, as the music hadn’t started yet. We were, however, too late to get the seats where we usually sit.

The people we usually sit across from were there, but some other people were sitting in the seats where we usually sit. For many months we have sat there and enjoyed the music and the camaraderie of our neighbors, but circumstances have changed.

The dance takes place in a fire hall, where tables are set up in long rows and chairs are pushed up on either side. Even though the dance starts at 6:30, people begin to arrive an hour earlier, so they can claim their seats and then socialize with the other people who have arrived early. We prefer to eat supper before we go, but, even though we hurry through our supper, we only arrive a few minutes before the music starts.

It seems that the table where we sit is prime real estate. New people have started to attend the dance and they have gravitated to the table where we usually sit. That is fine for them, as the seats are up for grabs, but that means Sweetheart and I must find a new location and, perhaps, sit beside someone we don’t know. On the other hand, we didn’t know the people we know now until we had gotten misplaced once before and had to find new residence.

I think we all want to have our own little niche in life, where we fit in—at home, at work, at church, in society. We want to feel comfortable and we want to feel needed.

Maybe that niche is right where you are. Or maybe you need to find a new one. Or, maybe, you need to be pushed in a new direction in order to become the person you were born to be.

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Dorothy is the author of two books—“Miles and Miracles” and “Getting It All Together “. You can purchase a book or send a comment by emailing her at dorothybutzknight@gmail.com