The Reality of Life

Meanwhile, back in the real world of day-to-day living, we spend a lot of time doing things that need to be done. Do we have the time to do everything that we want to do? Not really, unless you don’t have much ambition or very many dreams. Sometimes we wait for things to happen and we get anxious that things won’t happen the way that we want. If we look at reality, things will not happen the way that we want.

How then should we handle ourselves when this happens? There are two ways that we can handle this. Number one is to have a meltdown, blame everyone else, and say, “Why is it always me that gets the short end of the stick?”

Number two is to roll with the punches. Take the situation that was given to you and make the best of it.

There was one time in my life that someone said to me that they didn’t really believe that I had done all of the things that I had said that I have done. What they didn’t realize was that I was in the right place at the right time and took advantage of the opportunity for every thing that I managed to try to do. I’m not saying that I perfected everything that I have tried. All that I am saying is that, the opportunity came up for me to try something new, I took it, and then decided whether I would continue with the activity or not.

I am also not saying that I didn’t make mistakes in my life. I made plenty of mistakes. I have tried not to make stupid mistakes and have tried to warn others when they try what I already found to be a mistake in doing so.

I also have learned that people do not like to be given advice when they haven’t asked for it. Most of the time, now, I try not to pass on advice, unless I know that it would be welcomed. But then, again, I seem to put my foot in my mouth and cause someone to get upset with me because I have said something that they didn’t want to hear. There are times when I am in a position that I have to say something whether I want to or not. I sometimes don’t say things the right way, especially when I hurt a great deal or am very tired. Even though what was said needed to be said, it could have been a lot more tactful. I am trying my best to improve on this note but, every so often, I get it all wrong.

Why do I try to roll with the punches? I have found that if I try to roll with the punches, I end up in a situation that is usually better than what I had planned. If people around me do not wish to communicate with me, I usually accept that and do what I feel that I can do, and offer to help those who need the help. If they don’t want my help, I usually leave the situation alone. After all, you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

I really don’t know where I am going with this except I just feel the need to write this.

Don’t give up on life. You can take life and make it better but you need to have the desire to do so.