RobArt Penguin

I often write about a topic on my mind in the moment, usually inspired by something that happened the same day. Since I’m a hermit in many ways, often nothing big happens, except what I see on TV and that’s usually negative which I don’t like to talk about, because talking about it propagates it and I think there’s too much negativity around. But today, I had to take my car to the shop for routine service. So, I was sitting in a room full of people–finally something to talk about. I had a good seat, but I had to get up for a moment. From experience, I knew I might lose my “good” seat. When I was young I wouldn’t be so savvy and would be shocked to discover my seat occupied when I returned. I would be mad. It was “my chair” after all, but I wasn’t the kind of person that would start a conflict over a seat–I would stew in a new one and lament over my lost prize. When I came back today, my “good” seat was gone as I expected, so I found another almost as good one and didn’t think twice about my loss. I did note the improvement in my attitude and the decision I made to learn what battles to fight. I felt good to note the personal growth, even if it was a little thing. Don’t get me wrong, if I confront a major unexpected problem, I instinctively revert to intense reacting and getting myself upset. It’s a daily struggle to keep things in perspective and not let what I can’t control overwhelm me. Today was good. If tomorrow, flaming meteorites fall from the sky, we’ll see.