Sometimes at the end of the day, I look back and I am not happy with myself...maybe it was something I said, or did...or the way I acted. Maybe it wasn't abominable...but I should have done better. Today was one of those days. Tonight is one of those nights that I resolve to be better. I resolve to do it better next time.
It is rarely easy. Difficult situations, difficult people are put in our path and we have to navigate our way through rough waters. Sometimes, we do it right, sometimes.... not so much. Unfortunately, we are never going to be perfect. Life is always going to present us with obstacles that we need to get around. We are never going to know how to handle every situation. We don't like every person we have to deal with, and sometimes don't have the patience to tolerate the personalities that we encounter.
It's really important to me to navigate these situations, while being true to myself. It is really important to me to be authentic....even if that means being misunderstood. It's important to me to handle each situation honestly. But still....there are days...when I look back and know I could have handled things better.
Today, however, is over...and it is time to rest...and then get up and try again tomorrow. There will be days when the waters are calm, when life flows along like a song.....and days when there are rough waters....and no matter what decision we make, it seems to be the wrong one. I will try to learn from those mistakes...and make tomorrow better. I may or may not succeed...but I will keep trying to sail through the rough waters to the place where it is calm once again.
"A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that."
~ Douglas Adams
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