You know life got one over on you today when your ten pm dinner of choice is butter noodles and wine. Sometimes, it just “is what it is” as they say.
For me, it wasn’t an exceptionally rough or busy day, on the contrary it was pretty low key and relaxed. Typically when this occurs my mind and creative wheels start turning several hours after I leave work. Feeling especially unaccomplished with the day, I’ve already created an amazing plan to get back on track, as much as I tried to leave the work at the door.
We all have those times, whether it’s a few hours, a day, week, month, or heaven forbid year where we just don’t accomplish what we want either personally or professionally. Some people take this as a cue to give up or change, some people take the opportunity to turn things around. I typically opt for the second choice, simply because my mind is always running, always coming up with new ideas and ways of doing things. I also of course take the opportunity to explore if there are in fact better choices or different options out there for myself. Never close a door until at least one window is cracked right?
My struggle has been and remains caring when I probably shouldn’t care. I remain committed to things and people because I connect myself to them in certain ways that allows me to truly commit to the work I’m doing or the relationship we have. Some people would argue that this is a problem, that I need to learn to let go or give things up. I disagree. In this world, so many changes happen daily that it is so important to keep old connections and old ideas because you never know when you will need them, or they need you (karma is a loop, right?) . So, unless someone or something majorly screwed you or ruined your life, don’t completely shut them/it out. Take the great things you’ve learned from the failures and successes and use them going forward.