40 quips in 40 days: day 31

Okay, yes, a couple got skipped. And though I will try for a make up, the fact that they were skipped ties in directly with today's Chuckism...

Chuckism #31
Sometimes it's the falling down that gets to letting you know there might be a problem.

I suspect this happens to more than just a few of us; you're cruising along, just fine like, when suddenly you take a stumble on something in your life that you never suspected. Or, at least, had thought was dealt with and done. And then, like an 1980's movie ninja, appears out of nowhere in a ball of smoke and magic to thwart the best of your intent.

It's sort of like the death of a thousand paper cuts thing... well, hopefully without the death part. One little ding is okay; expected, really. We get them all the time. A couple little more and it's manageable, for sure. But pile them up, slowly, and that's a weight that is due to come to bare. At that point, it don't take much more than a straw - any innocuous little thing - to break that camel's back.

At that point you're left crumbling, wondering; "what the hell just happened?! When did THAT become an issue?!" And, in truth, it may have been a thing, but it really wasn't THE thing. It was the last thing you could stand before you couldn't stand no more. And down you tumble, left to pick up the pieces and wonder to yourself the hows, whys, and whens of your predicament.

I  have no advice, here; this is something I suffer, and just did suffer this past weekend. So I don't know if there's any way you can track these sort of things. Maybe it's good to have close friends and allies. Maybe it's good to be honest to yourself and admit when you've over done it; taken on more than you can handle on your own. Maybe this syndrome is just the symptom of a bigger problem...

Whatever the case may be, when you get to taking a tumble, look on it more as a chance to sit, take the lay of the land, and catch your breath. Sure, there will be a reckoning for your spill. But it's just as much an opportunity as it is a set back. You get the chance to put right what was going wrong before you hit that point of no return.

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