Sometimes There Will Be Setbacks

As you may (or may not) have noticed, I didn't post to the blog yesterday.  I had become frustrated with an idea that I couldn't find a good way to express.  I was looking at the forest and trying to explain it like it was a tree, and the more I tried, the more frustrated I became.

So I took a step back yesterday and vented my frustration with some Diablo III.  While it wasn't as therapeutic as I'd have liked, it did help me get somewhere that was.  I finally took a moment during dinner to chat with John about what was bothering me--not everything, of course, but a piece of it.

And then I let it marinate for a while.

Today, I knew I had to get a bit of laundry done, and while I was cleaning up the hamper, I decided that it might be a good idea to clean up my Favorites bar, too.  And while I was doing that, I came across some really amazing things that I wanted to share with you all.  So with that in mind, ...hopefully in the coming days and months of this year, I'll be able to do just that.

It's important, sometimes, to have setbacks.  This one reminded me that even though I may not be able to articulate how and what I believe, the things that excite me and inspire me, maybe, can.

So, I apologize to anyone who was looking for a blog post yesterday.  Hopefully there won't be too many more setbacks in the future, but if there are, I hope you'll see some growth from me afterward.

I want to thank those of you who keep sticking with me.  I know it isn't always easy, and there are probably times when the ideas I want to express aren't always communicated well.  But I'm going to keep trying.

In life, sometimes there will be setbacks.  But it's what you do with them that counts.

“Keep in mind the differences you want to make in the world over the span of your whole life. That helps remind us that what happens on any given day is unlikely to matter too much: Daily advances and setbacks are just variations in the route. If the destination is clear, and you are committed to it, you will find a way. It may not be today, and it may not be the way you expect, but knowing where 'there' is and pursuing it relentlessly will generally get you there, come what may.” –David Katz, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center and author of Disease Proof