This seems to be a movie weekend. I watched Last Chance Harvey last night. The movie stars Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. At one point Emma's character Kate says that she is so comfortable with disappointment that she does not know if she wants to risk being happy again.
Ever have a moment when something strikes such a chord with you that you reach for paper so you can write it down? I had that moment with that comment. I wondered how often that happens...
Disappoinment can be a rut...one gets so use to how things are that one just settles there even if it's not what you say you want. Maybe you tried to do something or to be something else once or twice but when things didn't work out you stopped trying. Missing a goal can feel horrible. It can feel even worse if you are already down. But disappointment can become a familiar companion...one you can get comfortable with.
Deciding to get up again is a big deal. Then if you are not successful again...more disappointment. It can and does happen that way sometimes. And you can get yourself in a mindset that says this is what life is for me now. There can be a strange kind of comfort in that.
But I believe there are those times when things can go right...very right.
The heavens conspire and everything falls into place and the clouds part and there is joy in the air. I believe that is possible and does happen. But those experiences are not delivered to your door by some pizza delivery guy or gal. You have to go out and live your life.
I am the first to say lately those cloud parting experiences have been a bit sparse...but that does not mean that they are not just right around the corner. But you and I have to be willing to go look for them.
Kick off disappointment like a pair old worn out, ill fitting shoes. Look for a better fit...maybe something in a ruby slipper. I have heard they can take you on quite an adventure and we all deserve that...along with all the joy they will bring with them.
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