It’s so nice not having all the drama anymore. I’m not sure if life has gotten less complicated or if we’ve just grown accustomed to crazy. Either way, it’s nice to breathe freely again.

Life seems better for a few reasons:

Knowing

I think it’s the unknown that bothered me so much over the last few months. I can handle any problem, any possible challenge, if you’ll just tell me what it is. Guessing, wondering, dreading.. that’s not my thing.

I never can understand the people who won’t go to the doctor for an important test. They worry about cancer, but they’d rather not know. The same is true of people who are scared to open bills and organize their finances. It’s bad and they just don’t want to know.

Of course the only way cancer or debt can be treated is by first identifying it. See a doctor. List your debts. Open your bills. Answer the phone. It only gets worse if you don’t.

Knowing is so freeing. So less terrible than wondering, fearing, dreading.

Perspective

We all have problems. Mine are relatively small compared to most.
People tend to roll around in the mud. When we wallow in our worries, we forget how shallow the mud puddle actually is. It’s not so bad really. Just stand up, wipe the muck off and start walking.

“Every single human being, has 83 problems…actually, some people have 84 problems. What’s the 84th problem?“