A missed opportunity to shine

I spent yesterday moping around. Moping around about my life, my job, my aspirations for the future. I spent yesterday feeling sorry for myself because I am not YET where I want to be. I did not think about the fact that I am well ON MY WAY to my goals. No, that did not matter. All that mattered was that I was not there yet.

It is now 2pm the next day, and I am realizing that I missed an opportunity yesterday. I missed the opportunity to change something in my life that I was not satisfied with. I missed the opportunity to look at the glass half full side of my life. Instead, I complained about everything that was wrong

It did not help me, it did not make me feel better. From the moment I woke up yesterday, to when I went to sleep, I missed the chance to shine. I saw the rain for the gloomy day it created instead of seeing it for the crops it helps revitalize. I saw my sadness as the roadblock I could not get over instead of the motivation I need to keep going.

I guess what I am getting at is that while there is nothing wrong with having an off moment, you cannot let it guide the entirety of your day.

Instead, pinpoint your problem. Is it something that you can do something about to help it? If yes, then get on that instead of crying about it. If not, you probably need to move on and stop letting it control the course of your emotions.

For lack of better words, shit happens. It happens all the time, to everyone, everyday.

Rise above it.