I do apologise for making myself scarce over the past week or so, but life, it seems, has finally caught up to me. Not only did I start work on Friday (it'll still be another week or two before I work every day- le sigh), but I've also taken the time to write a little more than I normally do.
I guess I'll summarise a few very important things I've learned this week. They're really not in much of an order.
1. There are no such things as coincidences. I suppose this should be obvious, but I'm not sure it is. Everything happens for some reason, no matter how unlikely that reason may be. Even if the reason isn't known at the time.
2. That intuitive sense is downright scary at times. Especially when it's right. Which it is nearly all the time, especially in regards to certain people.
3. Sometimes, giving someone a taste of their own medicine is necessary, even if it's not fun. Actually, it's almost never a fun thing to do. Role-reversal in a situation, although interesting, is quite taxing on one's reserves.
4. It's not a good idea to take on the personality of one of your fictional characters full-force when dealing with a stressful situation. It's far more exhausting than doing this simply for the sake of writing.
5. The best (and most difficult!) way to learn things is be shoved into an experience where it's necessary to teach someone else.
6. Emotions are a tricky thing to deal with. One person may have a completely different emotional reaction than another person when exposed to the exact stimulus (or stimuli... doesn't really matter how many). Dealing with emotions is also quite taxing...
7. Sometimes, you can't just do things alone. It really helps to have someone else around to make sure you don't do anything really stupid.
8. When you're helping someone else with their problems, you tend to forget about your own. This is usually a good thing. Or you realise your own problems aren't as bad as you thought they were.
9. There are occasions where it is necessary to shake someone else by the shoulders and yell at them because what they are doing is downright foolish. There is also a time for diplomacy, being reasonable and talking things out like civilised adults. It takes wisdom to know which is called for in a particular situation.
10. Good friends are few and far between. But they're the kind of people with whom you can be blunt without asking permission if necessary and they're the kinds of people who can be equally as blunt with you. They're such a blessing to have.
11. Sometimes, being an enabler is perfectly called for.
12. When in doubt, pray. Pray for the courage and strength to confront people when necessary, the patience and serenity to leave them alone if it's needed and the wisdom to know the difference.
Those are just a dozen of the things I learned this past week. Again, in no particular order, other than how I felt like writing them. I'm sure I've learned a lot more, but these are just a few that I thought were most important.
Before I go, I will leave you with a quote. You'll probably recognise it...
"Two are better than one, because they have good return for their work; If one falls down, his friend can help him up... Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not easily broken." -Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, NIV
I guess I'll summarise a few very important things I've learned this week. They're really not in much of an order.
1. There are no such things as coincidences. I suppose this should be obvious, but I'm not sure it is. Everything happens for some reason, no matter how unlikely that reason may be. Even if the reason isn't known at the time.
2. That intuitive sense is downright scary at times. Especially when it's right. Which it is nearly all the time, especially in regards to certain people.
3. Sometimes, giving someone a taste of their own medicine is necessary, even if it's not fun. Actually, it's almost never a fun thing to do. Role-reversal in a situation, although interesting, is quite taxing on one's reserves.
4. It's not a good idea to take on the personality of one of your fictional characters full-force when dealing with a stressful situation. It's far more exhausting than doing this simply for the sake of writing.
5. The best (and most difficult!) way to learn things is be shoved into an experience where it's necessary to teach someone else.
6. Emotions are a tricky thing to deal with. One person may have a completely different emotional reaction than another person when exposed to the exact stimulus (or stimuli... doesn't really matter how many). Dealing with emotions is also quite taxing...
7. Sometimes, you can't just do things alone. It really helps to have someone else around to make sure you don't do anything really stupid.
8. When you're helping someone else with their problems, you tend to forget about your own. This is usually a good thing. Or you realise your own problems aren't as bad as you thought they were.
9. There are occasions where it is necessary to shake someone else by the shoulders and yell at them because what they are doing is downright foolish. There is also a time for diplomacy, being reasonable and talking things out like civilised adults. It takes wisdom to know which is called for in a particular situation.
10. Good friends are few and far between. But they're the kind of people with whom you can be blunt without asking permission if necessary and they're the kinds of people who can be equally as blunt with you. They're such a blessing to have.
11. Sometimes, being an enabler is perfectly called for.
12. When in doubt, pray. Pray for the courage and strength to confront people when necessary, the patience and serenity to leave them alone if it's needed and the wisdom to know the difference.
Those are just a dozen of the things I learned this past week. Again, in no particular order, other than how I felt like writing them. I'm sure I've learned a lot more, but these are just a few that I thought were most important.
Before I go, I will leave you with a quote. You'll probably recognise it...
"Two are better than one, because they have good return for their work; If one falls down, his friend can help him up... Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not easily broken." -Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, NIV
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