We all have to deal with situations sometimes that are out of our control and bring us down. For me, I’ve been burning the candle at both ends lately and wanted to do something special by celebrating independence day in Boston 💥
So I dipped deep into my savings to rent a historic apartment steps away from all the sights and sounds of the American revolution. And i couldn’t wait to experience it all 🙌
But I arrive to find my apartment is down a dark shady alley filled with trash, needles, and people doing heroine on my doorstep 👀 I walk inside to find the temperate well over 85 degrees with a broken AC, a leaking fridge, and a non-cooperative host who told me to “be patient” and offered to deliver me a fan. Seriously.
For the last two weeks, I’ve fought constantly with the host while been relocated twice with everything I own, and spent countless hours trying to get this resolved. Needless to say, it’s been a nightmare 😑
At times like this, it’s easy for us get upset, become frustrated over the things we can’t control, and let things get to us. Truth be told, I’ve been feeling entirely unsettled, been radio silent on social media, and spending too much time upset and up in my own head.
I mean, here i was, sitting outside of a cafe where the sun was shining, birds were chirping, and a gentle breeze was blowing. Yet here i was, up in my own head, feeling angry about a situation i couldn’t do anything about. And i knew right then and there it was time for me to flip the script.
The stress I felt and the story i was telling myself about how unfair it all was didn’t really matter. I was alive, experiencing life, and getting to live out my dream of exploring the world - one strange and unusual experience at a time.
Far better it seemed to be grateful every moment and every life experience - even the shitty ones - and to savor the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides ✨