Wouldn't it be awesome if we could just believe in luck and fate and be happy? Life would be simpler and more enjoyable, wouldn't it? Lucky rabbits' feet and shiny horse shoes and four leaf clovers would rule the world. Our fate would be written by the stars and we'd accept life as we saw it and nothing more. Simple. Happy.
AND
SO
BORING!
Choice. Challenge. Failure. Stubbornness. And just a hint of sarcasm make the world go round. What would have happened if Columbus accepted that the world was flat?? What would happen if Newton never challenged why that apple fell? What if Edison said, "F-it. I give up and accept that my fate is to not contain electricity." We'd be a sad, sad bunch of barbarians, stumbling around in the dark, scratching our butts.
Accept the challenges in your life. Yeah, it may suck for right now, but embrace the suck. Dust off the dirt. And aim to do better.
No, it's not easy. Not at all. Shit, I struggle with this minute to minute of my day since I live with an emotional 8-year-old who has behavior issues that steam from the power struggle the two of us strive to win. Yeah. It sucks. I don't want to argue with him. Yeah, I'd love to go one day - hell, one hour, without raising my voice. Sure, it'd be nice to have a child who doesn't question my every move.
WHAT FUN IS THAT?
How do we become better with out that struggle? That challenge?
But Shari ... how DO I embrace that struggle? How do I get through the day without punching someone in the face?
Just
a
hint
of
sarcasm.
"Oh because that's sooooo easy to do Shari. Lemme go ahead and hop on my fucking rainbow of sunshine and sprinkle the fairy dust that I stole from a smiling, sprinkle-infested unicorn on the side of the road. Whom also happened to have a drunken leprechaun on her back who gave me a swig of his magic juice that took me on the highest trip of my life."
See? You're doing it right now.
Made you smile right? No, you don't have to say the sarcastic response you have out loud -- because face it, you may end up with the black eye or fired or divorced or on the most wanted poster. (and no one looks good on those posters.)
But it gave you a moment to not think of the challenge and made you smile. It gave you a timeout and a breather. Rejuvenated you and now you're ready to charge at full steam at that challenge.
PUT ME BACK IN THE GAME COACH!
