Things Don’t Always Work Out…
And that’s alright.
9/14/23
Ohhh the LoF's are still out (I was going to say en force but grammatically I'm not sure if that's right so l'm not going to use it) in force. They're posted up with campfires going, hootin' and a hollerin', fishing by flashlight. They really make sharing the river bank a hospitable experience for everyone when they're not beating each other up and threatening people in their general vicinity. The river's public areas are for everyone and everyone should feel safe to use them.
Sometimes life reminds us that everything doesn't always work out the way we want. People let us down, we think something is going to happen and it doesn't or vice versa. It's disappointing for sure because we really wanted the outcome to be different but for whatever reason, life didn't break our way. It can feel like a punch to the gut, deflating our spirits. If this has happened to you, and you're breathing oxygen I can't imagine that it hasn't, how do you deal with it? I'm not here to tell you the right way or wrong way to deal with disappointment but will tell you that you're going to be in a better place when you deal with it.
I've had a several situations very recently that left me less than happy. They were different scenarios, one with a person and the other with an opportunity, so the feelings hit different. The person was harder because they're a person I have respect for. Here's where the workI do on myself kicked in. In the past I would've taken it very hard and beat myself up for any number of reasons. Now I know that their decisions are theirs, I did my part, after that, it's out of my control. Progress I believe.
The opportunity, well now look at that as another opportunity. I get the chance to create another opportunity for myself by focusing on ways I can improve. Yeah, it sounds cliche, but that's the way l look at it. Losing opportunities have never been as hard for me as people because regardless if it's a Pollyanna view on life, I still believe in people. It will probably bite me in the ass again, but i'll never give up on them.
To my stalkers, the roll out will begin this month but I won’t be telling you where. And you’ll be seeing me on multiple platforms. Now kindly go fuck yourself.
