Depends on how we choose to respond.

I can escalate things MUCH bigger than they need to be, taking it all the way to DEF-CON 4 if I deem it as necessary. Mulling, wait wrong word, ruminating constantly over and over. And over.

And over.

And like any event that comes along, how I choose to respond ultimately determines the outcome.

One of the rules of life a mentor of mine held fast to was that adversity was never an “if” event, but always a “when”. As such, if you could stand firm and see things for what they truly were, then you could find a glimmer of opportunity within that moment. The chance to have a hand in the outcome.

Having experienced some chaos of late, I know that it is there for a reason. I am being tested. I will admit that this is one that requires more of me. Far more. Funny, I can think I am completely empty and then things suddenly come along that require more of me.

Like where am I gonna get that?

But I can do it with some help.

All I need do is ask.

For I am not alone.

Perhaps that is precisely why it is so good for me.

I think I have to by myself.

When actually, I don’t.

Nope.