feeling stuck

It happens far too often to far too many of us aspiring adults. In a world where change is so prevalent and constant you'd expect us to be more capable and willing to adjust to change, or to seek it out. Well, unfortunately not.

We seem to love voluntary new stuff, rather than the changes and alterations that were not borne by our own free will. In the same token, so many things that we wish could be changed never will. And many other things we try to alter to our own avail continually fall short of our expectations. But it is just these challenges that make us stronger, wiser and far better off. POENA PAR SAPIENTIA. It is a Latin phrase that means "pain/punishment for knowledge." It is this notion that helps me to deal with the constant frustration I experience when things do not turn out as intended, or things come at me without my expectation and are unwanted. The best thing we can all do is benefit from the unfortunate. Silver linings are not always obvious, and seldom outweigh the damage of the greater cloud, but we all need something to look forward to.

oh to be..

Oh to be one of the beautiful people. It must be a tremendously fine existence to regularly feel holier than thou. but, I 'm glad it is not my existence.

The locale that I visited this passed weekend seemed to be filled with people trying too hard. I don't imagine that the majority of them are too conceited or rude, however, I get the inkling that they are all putting on a facade so that their confidants and acquaintances believe they are in fact the hip and trendy. I don't blame them for trying; however, I hope to never find myself in the same position, at least to so obvious an extent.