Over the past week, I have had to do some things I really didn't want to do, ever. I'm not quite ready to talk about them, but I will share soon. But since I am a grown up I did these things, and it sucked. And I'm still here. It did get me thinking though...(for the record I will be in recovery from the thinking bit for quite some time, thanks for asking).
Every day we (the people) do things we don't want to do. There's the dishes, the laundry, the vacuuming, the garbage, the dusting, you see where I'm going with this. But then, those are things we have to do, unless living in a hovel is your style. No judgement.
There are other BIG grown-up things we have to do that suck way more than the dishes, and we do them too, because that's what grown-ups do. We go to the difficult hospital appointments, we bury our friends, our family and our pets, we save our money, we apologize, and we forgive. We give birth and we die. We LIVE.
For all of the sweet in life, there is bittersweet and stinking sour in equal measure.
Now as for me, I am no shining example of how best to deal with L.I.F.E., I usually do the following in order of appearance:
Go very quiet.
Think about it.
Get sad.
Get angry.
Cry.
Do it anyway.
Eat.
Repeat.
So, here's what I want to know...How do YOU deal with the big piles of steaming poo that life dumps on your doorstep? Do you get your rubber gloves on, dispose of it and wash your hands of it immediately? Do you take a look at it, turn on your heel and walk swiftly in the opposite direction? Do you sweep it under the doormat and pretend its not there until the stench returns? I want to know what it is that gets you through all the really tough grown-up things. And just for the record, stomping your feet is perfectly acceptable.
I anxiously await your methods, I feel I may have a lot to learn...
And with that I will be posting a very delicious cupcake recipe tomorrow, stay tuned, if you require cake as I often do (see above).
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