Answer searching. I’ve been doing a lot of that lately. When to fight for what you believe and when to throw in the towel. It’s not such an easy decision.
I’ve been blessed in a multitude of ways. But there are still occasions when I run into people who make finding the blessings and inspirations in life a bit harder.
What do you do for example, when you encounter publishers who take your story and run unpaid? Or former clients who yell and scream and call you names?
Guess you let the mad cover you and push you to jump even farther. I sometimes think it was serendipitous that I went to the Disney museum when I did. Seeing how cool and calm Walt Disney was when the people he trusted tried to steal his money, made that path seem a lot more attractive.
Yet, it’s still a difficult decision to make.
How do you make amends with yourself, accept your mistakes, learn from them, and keep going without letting your emotions get in the way?
As 2009 quietly quells in the night, I look up toward 2010. May this year I learn to be more like Disney. Let the weaknesses of others, the disappointment and anger dissipate into the wintery rain. And my hope to find retribution through focusing on the future, hope and possibility of what can be versus what was, yesterday.
Sunday, December 20th, 2009, 10:10 pm | 
Holidays, Life | 
RSS feed
| 
Respond | 
Trackback
December 28, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Thank-you for sharing a very powerful way of expressing tough questions that are easily glossed over with trite ‘how-to’.
There is great power in not personalizing the negative words and behaviours of others.
Letting it “blow through you” the way a gentle breeze nudges wind chimes, acknowledges it but doesn’t magnify it.
Best to you and those you love,
Robin
December 28, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Thanks Robin! I believe that every situation provides opportunity to help you grow as a person. The greater the challenge, the greater the possibility for self-growth.
Trackbacks
July 9, 2010 at 6:08 am