Surely we are all on a road of some kind headed somewhere. Occasionally, or in my case, everyday, we lose our way and have to check the map. Go back a few miles take a left instead of a right, spend a little more time in that last town or hit the road before you get "Stuck in Old Lodi Again." A bunch of decisions, made on the spot, but most of them are do-overs and you can adjust your course accordingly. FOr every bad move I made I made at least one good one. So in this photo, even though they guy has no idea where he is, it looks like a nice sunny day in the desert, and he has a convertible, and it's red, and I just can't explain why he is wearing a tie, but it's not my photo. So rather than dwell on what you did wrong, or the turn you should have made, ask yourself if the place you are at right now has come intrinsic charm or benefits that you just are not seeing because you are too focussed on the outcome you decided was the only one you would be happy with. Personally, I am rather fond of lemonade when life hands me lemons, and though you really cant make chicken salad out of Chicken S*it, you can grow vegetables using it as fertilizer which will become a nice salad if you are patient.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT, BUT YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED...Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones
ReplyDeleteConan clearly took a cue from the speech delivered by Michael J. Lascelle at the Famiglio nuptials in March 2006, but since we don't have a handy copy of that delivery, here goes the comedian's version (delivered at Dartmouth's commencement):
ReplyDelete"It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. If you accept your misfortune and handle it right, your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound reinvention."