How Do You Make It Through Lifes Train Wrecks?
Somehow, despite all our hopes, dreams and efforts, life became a train-wreck. We may or may not have had an inkling of the impending doom. Perhaps we were in denial or maybe completely unaware of what was swirling around just out of sight. We may have seen it coming but didn’t realize its speed-or hoped against hope it wouldn’t happen. But here we are. We can’t make the mess unhappen. We can’t even change a few details to make the results less harsh. Somehow, though, we need to get out of the spot we’re in. How? Standard-issue advice says, “Forget it and get on with your life.” On the other hand, Santayana tells us, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” My money’s with Santayana. We can’t forget our experiences. And we really don’t want to. Remembering keeps us from falling into the same traps again and again. What we need is hope. That takes some decisions about attitude. So let’s talk about the attitudes we need to move us along. First, we need to accept t
