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Good News, Bad News. Bootstraps.

Depends on how you look at it and, maybe, when you look at it. "Your marriage is over" for example. During the moments 'it' happens it's almost always sad. I'm talking emotional or physical here, not about the legal details (yet). During this time no good news at all, everything seems to be bad news. The one person you entrusted with everything in your life let you down, or worse. You might try to make things right again or you may know right away there is no hope of things ever being right ever again. Suddenly, everything has changed. You feel lost, broken or aimless. Self-confidence has taken a blow. Each new day brings a new set of problems that we choose to act on to correct or just totally ignore. What we each do is determined by who we are.
however, You find a way to move forward, by self-action or passive non-action, floating in the wake of others' efforts. Either way, when you get to the legal details things get dirty. Maybe just dusty or maybe really, really dirty. Things change. A process begins. Not everything seems so bad but still much is difficult. Then the legal action begins and things move too slowly, too fast.. too slowly. The work through this process gives your self-confidence a much needed boost. You might not know it at the time though. Soon it's over, legally and then it's ALL good news. A new person is born, just like (but not quite) a phoenix rising out of the ashes of an old life. In computer terms this is a "re-boot" or, more correctly, lifting yourself up by your bootstraps. Starting a new life.
Years later there may be times when it's bad news again or maybe good news all the time. Either way, you look at the person you are today and the person you will be tomorrow is shaped by the experience. The Good News will ALWAYS be that you are a much better person now than you ever were 'before'.
Enjoy and discover the new you!

posted by Kev @ 11/01/2004 11:59:00 PM