When all else fails: buy some flowers.

I usually try to be a little more on-point with my posting schedule, but to be honest, nothing good was coming out of these nimble fingers in the last 72 hours – hence the delay. I know the deal is when things are rather sub-par in your own life you are supposed to garner a greater perspective and realize that whatever shit is happening to you is far less than what people all around the world have to bear on a daily basis. So very true. Especially in light of this week. However, this is sometimes an impossible task. Not only are you asked to let go of your own wallowing, you are also asked to take a perspective totally foreign to your own – one that you by definition cannot even comprehend. Let’s just say that when you already don’t have your sharpest, most industrious wits about you, it is most likely that you will come up short in this endeavor. Only now you feel like a selfish asshole with petty problems that you can’t get over despite yourself. But you know what, those are your problems. They exist within your own context and are relevant and even more devastating to you because of that fact. Don’t immediately discount something that is hard for you merely because it doesn’t seem to be on the same scale as other hardships. Don’t ever forget that larger scale, but guilt is not going to help you fight whatever demons you are battling. It’s just going to make you feel even more crippled. Continue reading →