Last Friday after I got home, I sat down thinking I’d write one of those blog posts that enumerated the myriad ways my life just flat out sucked. As I sat there, I decided that I’d wait it out. If still I felt like life was still kicking me in the gut a few minutes later, then I’d spew all over this blog and let it sit here for posterity. I wanted to wait to see if the mood would pass if I simply gave myself time and distance away from those things that annoyed me.
And you know what? It did.
That’s a lesson I don’t remember nearly enough. Whether it’s a bad mood, anger, a food craving, or any other sort of knee-jerk reaction, if I wait it out, it will eventually evaporate like a drop of water on a hot skillet. It may take moments, days, weeks, or even a year, but eventually it does pass. If I square my shoulders and stand tall, I can handle whatever comes my way. I may have come close, but like Neneh Cherry once said, I ain’t gone under yet.