Stick to what you know...

There are few things in life that will never fail you and often times I've found that sometimes we have to learn the hard way what we can and can't rely on. The conclusion I've come to is this: When in doubt, stick to what you know to avoid turbulence in your otherwise cool, calm, and collected life. Now, if your life is already turbulent then I guess you have nothing to lose... but for those of us who seek control and comfort in life, we have to stick to what we know to remain sane. There are a few things that I know will undoubtedly fail me at one point and probably another; those things include (but are certainly not limited to) my car, my skinny jeans, my math skills, my judgment, my budget, my computer/flash drive, etc. Luckily, I can rely on a few things in life to fix my car, to disregard my skinny jeans, to compensate for my lack of math skills, to have mercy on my judgment errors... you get the picture.

I know I can rely on my family, my church, a generous handful of friends, and therapy. By therapy, I mean what you do to make you feel overwhelming happiness. My closet might tell you that I consider retail therapy to be an acceptable form of therapy... and that would be a perfectly valid conclusion! Another form of therapy for me is running... a habit that I have almost forgotten about since I've been able to hide my winter weight for way too long, but a habit that has recently blessed my life with a little bit more balance and a few more endorphins.

My goal right now is to stick to what I know. I know at this point what I want and what I don't want for myself and for my future and am challenging myself to keep those values in the forefront of my mind when making decisions.

Lo and behold, dammit.