An Unexpected Turn of Events

My internet had been down for almost a whole week. I have missed blogging. I realized that I had come to enjoy it, though it's a new activity for me. So while I was unable to post, I none the less blogged in long hand, just to be able to keep the activity going. This entry was really written a couple of days ago, and I have modified it some. Yet the theme remains important to me and so I wanted to share it.

Life is not orderly and predictable. We need to be flexible whether in life or in writing. I was terribly frustrated being unable to get on and blog, and yet I realized I could generate an alternative plan… write by long hand. Like in the very old days. And I could have blogged a lot though I chose not to. I decided to use the time for other activities that for various reasons I had put on hold. It's good I got many of them done.

It's definitely a positive thing to roll with the punches. It represents emotional well being. Why not when stuck and frustrated reframe the situation as one that inherently offers options? In this case, I chose to hand write, and share my thoughts belatedly. Who says blogging has to appear on the day you blogged? Bending the rules to fit our needs leads to emotional growth… in writing and in life. And emotional growth leads to happiness. And happiness, no matter how we define it, is what we're all after. So, the unexpected turn of events actually was positive after all.