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What Life Throws
August 20th 2007 16:35
I have been mostly absent for a couple of weeks now, due to a barrage of circumstances coupled with a severe case of "blah" regarding writing. Not that I haven't been thinking about Orble. I have inwardly lamented the fact that I have not gotten around to any writing and, what's more, have not even checked in at all. I'm sure I've missed a lot of good stuff that I'll have to try and catch up on at some point.
Sometimes things just get away from me. My wife's family is going through a rough patch right now. In addition to her mother's stroke, her brother has been suffering for nearly two weeks from a kidney stone the size of a dime. I feel like I've spent a lot of time in hospitals lately. A good chunk of the little weekend plans, trips, dates, etc. that we've tried to plan lately have fallen through as one issue or another has popped up. We could use a getaway, as could her entire family. But, you can only take what life throws at you and do your best with it, however much one might wish otherwise. As a consequence of all the various distractions, I've let writing slide. Even when I've had the free time, I simply haven't been able to muster the enthusiasm. That's a bad thing. One of the best parts of writing on Orble for me has been forcing myself to have the discipline to generate a fairly constant writing output. I feel like letting that slip is detrimental for me, but it is what it is.
There was one very good distraction in the midst of everything. One of my closest friends got hitched last weekend, and I was in the wedding (a first for me). With the exception of being sad that Julia's brother could not attend due to the pain he was in from the kidney stone, it was a ton of fun. I saw some friends from out of state that I've not visited for a long time, the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and after-party were all a blast, and it was a nice break from the other stressers. An exhausting break, but a good one nonetheless. The trick is learning to appreciate the good things, like this, without letting the more negative occurrences in life wear you down. It's a trick I'm still trying very hard to learn. With luck I'll get it before I run out of time, so that I can truly appreciate what I have without getting too distressed when life goes in a less than ideal direction.
At any rate, to the few people who, for whatever reason, consistently read the words I toss up here, and who have been so supportive of me, I'm sorry for dropping off of the face of the earth for a while. I'll do my best to maintain a more constant presence. Please forgive me if life sometimes gets in the way.
Sometimes things just get away from me. My wife's family is going through a rough patch right now. In addition to her mother's stroke, her brother has been suffering for nearly two weeks from a kidney stone the size of a dime. I feel like I've spent a lot of time in hospitals lately. A good chunk of the little weekend plans, trips, dates, etc. that we've tried to plan lately have fallen through as one issue or another has popped up. We could use a getaway, as could her entire family. But, you can only take what life throws at you and do your best with it, however much one might wish otherwise. As a consequence of all the various distractions, I've let writing slide. Even when I've had the free time, I simply haven't been able to muster the enthusiasm. That's a bad thing. One of the best parts of writing on Orble for me has been forcing myself to have the discipline to generate a fairly constant writing output. I feel like letting that slip is detrimental for me, but it is what it is.
There was one very good distraction in the midst of everything. One of my closest friends got hitched last weekend, and I was in the wedding (a first for me). With the exception of being sad that Julia's brother could not attend due to the pain he was in from the kidney stone, it was a ton of fun. I saw some friends from out of state that I've not visited for a long time, the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and after-party were all a blast, and it was a nice break from the other stressers. An exhausting break, but a good one nonetheless. The trick is learning to appreciate the good things, like this, without letting the more negative occurrences in life wear you down. It's a trick I'm still trying very hard to learn. With luck I'll get it before I run out of time, so that I can truly appreciate what I have without getting too distressed when life goes in a less than ideal direction.
At any rate, to the few people who, for whatever reason, consistently read the words I toss up here, and who have been so supportive of me, I'm sorry for dropping off of the face of the earth for a while. I'll do my best to maintain a more constant presence. Please forgive me if life sometimes gets in the way.
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Amongst other things LIFE is a learning experience, the best way to handle it is to count one's blessings, one by one, when one is in the mood for counting, that is.
Sorry to hear of all those things going on for you, what you do need to make is TIME.
I don't think most realize, when young, just how difficult life can become.
Happy to have you here, whenever you can make it.
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Comment by Tracy
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It's good to see you back. I know what you mean about those patches, sometimes you just feel like yearning to whoever is charge of these things (fate,God, Buddha, whover), to let you have a rest and slow it all down.
It's great that you could enjoy your friend's wedding in amongst your difficult patch. Ithink those are the things to hang on to.
I hope things get better soon,
Tracy
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Just wanted you to know that I'm listening.
Comment by Winston
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The good thing is that this can't last forever. Eventually, the pendulum swings the other direction again. And besides, there are millions of people going through circumstances exponentially worse than ours. We're experiencing stressful but (semi) normal events. It's not like we're victims of genocide in Darfur. Sometimes I have to realign my perspective so that I don't lose sight of the fact that, by and large, we have a good life.
Again, thanks so much for the support. Sometimes just airing out frustration and getting a response is enough to take the edge off.
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Good to see you back.