Weekly (Cryptic) Lessons
Have you ever had one of those moments where you wake up, as if out of a long and involved dream, and realize that you have been going through life- whether it was the last day, week, month (year(s)?)- on auto pilot? I recently snapped out of such a week-long state, and in my awakening realized that I had a fair amount of take-aways. For instance,
* There are a lot of flaky companies out there that position themselves as healthy and sane.
* You never realize how much you miss someone- even someone you know you will be able to see often and speak to even more than that- until they're gone.
* If you don't have an inside voice, save your comments until you're outside.
* Friends who have your best interest at heart still can royally fuck up a situation they don't have any business nosing around in. If said friends are drinking, the severity of the fuck-up increases exponentially.
* Forgiveness is hard because letting go of semi-justified angry feelings the moment you feel them coming on is hard. Festering under them, though, is completely unhealthy and can drive you to the brink of heartache and possible insanity.
* You cannot ever really fool the person who knows you the best.
* Misguidingly writing this person out of your life is usually a mistake. Better to allocate them to another life compartment. Because seriously? When you really need the person who knows you the best, they'll be there--regardless of anything that has recently gone down. And you'll be really, really happy they're there.
* Back-stabbing co-workers can be dealt with in feats of intelligence and relative sanity. Usually they're so self-absorbed they have no idea they've dug a deep hole into which they're about to fall.
* The grass isn't always greener. And if it is, make sure it's not a mirage.
* You can never have enough 2 cent stamps laying around.
* There is such a thing as the pre-birthday doldrums and even a lot of libations don't cure them.
* Cupcakes are edible happiness.
I can only imagine what lessons this week holds...
* There are a lot of flaky companies out there that position themselves as healthy and sane.
* You never realize how much you miss someone- even someone you know you will be able to see often and speak to even more than that- until they're gone.
* If you don't have an inside voice, save your comments until you're outside.
* Friends who have your best interest at heart still can royally fuck up a situation they don't have any business nosing around in. If said friends are drinking, the severity of the fuck-up increases exponentially.
* Forgiveness is hard because letting go of semi-justified angry feelings the moment you feel them coming on is hard. Festering under them, though, is completely unhealthy and can drive you to the brink of heartache and possible insanity.
* You cannot ever really fool the person who knows you the best.
* Misguidingly writing this person out of your life is usually a mistake. Better to allocate them to another life compartment. Because seriously? When you really need the person who knows you the best, they'll be there--regardless of anything that has recently gone down. And you'll be really, really happy they're there.
* Back-stabbing co-workers can be dealt with in feats of intelligence and relative sanity. Usually they're so self-absorbed they have no idea they've dug a deep hole into which they're about to fall.
* The grass isn't always greener. And if it is, make sure it's not a mirage.
* You can never have enough 2 cent stamps laying around.
* There is such a thing as the pre-birthday doldrums and even a lot of libations don't cure them.
* Cupcakes are edible happiness.
I can only imagine what lessons this week holds...
2 Comments:
Wow!! That's a pretty huge week. Maybe you should take a mental and emotional vacation next week....I'm hoping my time on the couch produces a few nuggets of wisdom also. Good on ya for having such a productive week!
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Anonymous, at 10:49 AM
I agree with Elle - maybe another vacation is in oder? That's a lot to compartmentalize in one week!
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RockerMom, at 2:55 PM
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