The unexpected

Life can, and does, throw curve balls at you. Rarely does one expect these curve balls; so often they turn into a football in your face a la Marsha Brady. I know, I mixed my sports metaphors, my apologies.

These curve balls or footballs, whatever works for you, really f-ing hurt. First you don't even know you got hit. It is just not in the realm of possible things that could happen to you. Then you have the shock of getting hit, "Wow, I just got hit. How f-ed up is that?" Then you feel the pain. The throbbing, aching, constant pain that you think will never, ever end. Then you try to deny the pain and push through. Some would call this "sucking it up." I would say it just sucks. You soon realize that you can't push through it, but you hope you can survive it.

Chances are, you can survive it. There are very few things in life that are unsurvivable. But there are a lot of things in life that you can learn, grow, and become stronger from. Is it time that shows the difference? I hope so.