Today was a pretty crummy day. I won't say why exactly, but it's just a lot of the little things that add up and at the end of the day you just feel overwhelmed. I think my problem is that I really look too deeply into things and misinterpret them in a lot of ways, because it's obvious that we can't see all sides of the equation, and because of this limited perspective we often make things out to be worse than they really are.
Last December, right before Christmas, was my birthday. I went with my brother and sister up to Derby, Kansas to visit my dad, but I ended up missing my birthday party at home. Well, since my phone is a piece of crap it was hard to get a hold of anyone, so the whole ride home I was sick to my stomach, because I knew I'd let a lot of people in my family down. This was a yearly thing for us too; everything was planned out, and I missed it! Well, my dad said something that was a little calming, "Don't worry, things are never as bad as they seem."
The more I think about that the more I seem to apply it to daily life. I also thought about how that could actually be true, and it's not hard to figure out or anything, but I figure I'll share it with you anyway. When we get ourselves into deep shit, or just simply worry and worry about something, no matter how small that thing is, we over exaggerate the situation in our heads to the point that when we finally face reality it's not as bad as we were expecting. I see it as a good thing, because if things were as bad as they seem, then life would suck.
I admit that I'm very fortunate, but it's always the more important things you worry about most. Although I may be fortunate, I also believe that if luck truly does exist, then a person only experiences so much of it before their luck stops for a little bit, and they go through a lot of crap. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places for the answer to my problems, but I definitely feel like my luck is running out for a little while. Hopefully things will turn around before the week ends and things will get better.
Anyway, just thought I'd get that out, even though no one knows what I'm talking about, hopefully you can relate in some way.
Have a good day/night (as always),
Seal
2 comments:
Mr. Seal,
I think you have touched upon one of the great truths of life! The human mind often seems to over spin both the best and worst of times. One can just think back to those times that can be singled out as the very worst you have ever felt, and if days, weeks, or years later you recall the same situation, rarely will it drum up emotions even close to those you felt at the time they occured. Does this tell us that something bad never happened? Not at all, but it does tell us our emotions made a bad situation seem much worse than the actual circumstances warranted!
Hang tough my friend!
Jesse...thank you for telling me to read this. It made me feel much better. I'm sure I am exaggerating in my mind and it won't be as bad as I'm thinking it will be; my mom is pretty easy-going about alot of things...but idk how she will react to this occurance. Life just sucks sometimes and we have to deal. Yay...However, Id rather just sleep and not have to worry about it. :)
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