The only guarantee in life is that things will go wrong
As for things go well they do not (yoda)
What then do we do?
Let’s illustrate…
Thermostat or Thermometer?
A Thermostat is constantly measuring how they should act dependant upon others
A people pleasing poppy
Powerless
Ready to be plucked by anyone who chooses to do so
We are for the most part reared as cattle not tigers
And cattle are not particularly ferocious
Nor do they ever trail blaze
Rarely do they get what they want
Instead
They blame others
Follow the crowd
Wanting desperately to be liked
Resentful and thus resented
Like a fake Gucci belt in a crowded marketplace
The sand pits hauntingly reveal the pierced and maleficent
Regret island
A one-way destination with no return flight
The Thermostat
However
Decides what happens
When and how
Turning obstacle into opportunity
Time after time
Which are you?