Sh** Happens

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​This husband of mine…

Laughed when he was thanked for not throwing a tantrum…joking that maybe he just threw one…out in the garage…

And that’s ok…if he did…cuz life gets frustrating…maddening even…sh** happens…but what matters…is what you do with that sh**…

Heard a commotion…at the Y…an old guy…hovering over a young man using a weight machine…asking how much longer he’d be…when he’d be done…the lifter continued to lift…responding through grunts and puffs…with an I don’t know…and an I’m not sure…

Old Guy’s questions…got louder…more angry…words echoing like…how many sets do you have left…you don’t know how many sets you have left…

And then…lifting kid stops lifting and says…calm down Old Man…and Old Man…freaked…

Don’t tell me to calm down…he yells…I am calm… and don’t…he sneers pointing his finger…call me…Old Man…

Had to laugh…because frankly…he was an old man…acting like a child…taking his sh** out…on someone…who didn’t deserve it…

And so it is…in life…when sh** happens…breathe…pause…before slinging it around…then channel it…in a positive way…a way…like that spread in a flower bed…that will foster…healthy growth…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…