Disappointments & monsters

I've had just about the most wonderful year of my life I've achieved and received things I'd only dreamed about all my life.  I published a book, interviewed the president of a small country, saw the beauty of a new grandson and watched the sun rise or set from the shores of five oceans.

I needed to remind myself of that several times because something happened today that was a very large disappointment.  I thought I had completed an agreement that, at the last minute, came unraveled. I will get over it, probably before the weekend is ended, and I will go back to this being my favorite year.

However, all day today, I've had to wrestle with my greatest enemy, the monster within. I have a temper.  I have always had a temper.  It fuels the sort of passion that makes me a decent blogger. But it is overall an ugly monster that I try to keep staked down, usually with great success.

I spent a fair amount of time moping today.  Tomorrow, I'll get back to wrestling with the other monster in my life, the book proposal for Global Neighborhoods, and on Sunday, I'll probably run my dog Brewster on the beach. By Monday, I will have gotten past it, and I'll be back to appreciating all the great things that keep happening to me.

[Brewster on the Beach. Photo by Pat "dancing shoes" Phelan.]

Comments

[Doug Karr]

Shel,

It's entries like these that are so important to blogs. I notice many people advise against 'personal' posts or going off-topic, but it's these exact entries that make you appear more human. People wonder why reality television took off so much... part of it is because we actually see true emotion rather than phony acting.

Anyways, congratulations on your best year ever. Best book of the year helps as well, doesn't it?

Warmest Regards!