I spent the morning shopping for our house. We flip houses "on the side" (said with not a small amount of sarcasm, as there are moments when the work feels like it's eating us for breakfast) and I had a bunch of finishing/decor-y things to buy. Of course, the ceiling fan I wanted wouldn't ring in properly and the incredibly accommodating, Rhea Perlman-esque cashier started really freaking out....because, "nothing at her store is ever done right and she's SO SICK OF THIS and you know they only pay 1/8 of the retail price to make this fan. AND DON'T YOU JUST HATE THAT?!?!?".
It was a highly entertaining interaction that took about 20 times longer than it should have.
It was a highly entertaining interaction that took about 20 times longer than it should have.
But we all have these little moments in our days...and bigger, scarier obstacles in our lives...that present themselves, needing to be dealt with: the co-worker who's never doing his job right, the child who won't listen, the friend who won't call back, the bills that won't pay themselves, the weight that won't drop.....and then there are all the moments when we let ourselves down. Those are the actual worst.
Lately, I've had a few golden oldies show up (you know those problems/problem people that keep showing up in your life cuz you JUST WON'T LEARN THE DAMN LESSON??). Well yeah, a few of those have been hanging around & I've been tempted to define myself by the problem. By my inability to learn the lesson and move through it peacefully......my inability to be better/more evolved than Rhea at the big box store with the ceiling fans that are never properly priced.
Lately, I've had a few golden oldies show up (you know those problems/problem people that keep showing up in your life cuz you JUST WON'T LEARN THE DAMN LESSON??). Well yeah, a few of those have been hanging around & I've been tempted to define myself by the problem. By my inability to learn the lesson and move through it peacefully......my inability to be better/more evolved than Rhea at the big box store with the ceiling fans that are never properly priced.
{getting through winter with baked goods, outdoor time, and a bucket list}
But, I'm human. Making human-y, stupid mistakes while I try to fix my human problems.....and I've realized that I want to define myself, from this point forward, not by the problem I'm trying to overcome but HOW I'm overcoming it.
How I try and fail and then pick myself up and try again. Human-style.
Can I re-price the fan, and not talk shit about my co-worker, and find a way to actually enjoy the process?
Can I accept the failure or the fault without getting stress-y and self-defeating?
Can I Brene Brown-it and Rise Strong? Wiser and better than ever, like my own personal super hero?
How I try and fail and then pick myself up and try again. Human-style.
Can I re-price the fan, and not talk shit about my co-worker, and find a way to actually enjoy the process?
Can I accept the failure or the fault without getting stress-y and self-defeating?
Can I Brene Brown-it and Rise Strong? Wiser and better than ever, like my own personal super hero?
Are you proud of how you're "overcoming" these days?
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