JustRunJustLiveJustBe

If there’s anything I’ve learned to be thankful for, it’s that when it rains, it pours. While I know how that sounds, the point is, if all the storms happen at once, you can be certain of one thing: If you live, the sun will shine again.

I’m not sure how to say thank you enough to the people that take time to leave kind comments and send thoughtful emails to me. And not just regarding the posts where I’m emotional and a little lost, but also those where I’m looking for some motivating music or, you know, free medical advice. It continually amazes me that a) I’ve been fortunate enough to get some kind of grasp on the Internet at all, and b) that I seemed to have crossed paths with some of the coolest, kindest people alive. I say that without any sarcasm at all. The time I spend reading your thoughts and interacting with people in this strange, mysterious connection is one of the reasons I know what good is.

I’m constantly reminded that though my world may seem very small and definitive (though not often understandable), there is someone out there that has better, wiser insight than I. There is a girl who has had that awkward ex run-in, there’s a guy that can give me a hard time about being so inept with a bike tire. I appreciate all of it.

A lot of that hit me today, when I was turned down for a promotion that I didn’t even want. I felt obligated to go for it, though, and dang if that won’t come back to bite you every time. If I may state the obvious: Do not do something just because it is expected. The lack of your heart being in the game will always show through. And so I admit that fault, I hope the lesson is learned, and I was reminded that yeah, everyone goes through those moments. It sure made for a nice second dose of crap in an already rough run of kicks to the gut, but I can somehow already feel myself moving on. For that, I know to consider myself lucky.

I know better than to predict anything, but I’d say my odds for this streak ending now (at least for now) are pretty good. I’ll be off for a while, and—this part will really come as a shock—there is a beach in my very near future. Life, storms and all, is good. Of course, I mean this all in a relative way. I’m aware there are people who’d consider my life a walk in the park, mostly because it is. But I’m still learning that.

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