Cry Me A River, Build a Bridge, and Get Over It!

Quote of the Century: Life Aint Fair.

Duh.

Who said it was? Who sat you down at what age and tenderly spoke "Life is going to be full of lollipops and unicorns and will always be fair? Everyone will love you and you'll live happily ever after." Nobody; ever. 

If there's one thing I've learned in life, it's that it's not fair. Not for you, not for me, not for my neighbor down the road. Life deals you a hand, and it's up to you play the cards strategically. Usually, it's a two-seven, off suit. A very small fraction of the population gets the pair of rockets in the hole. And, I hope you're not looking for an instruction manual or, my gosh, the cheat sheet of shortcut codes on how to play that game of life because most of the time it's a rollin'-with-the-punches kind of strategy. Life goes left; you go right. Life goes right, you duck down. 

Too many times you'll question why life has thrown you a curve ball or why something happened to you..yada yada yada. The most optimistic explanation is that life happens to the best of us--life, in terms of twists and turns and uncharted courses. Remember that you're only given what you can handle, and as long as you truly believe that, you'll persevere every day, no matter the obstacle that stands in your way. 

So whine if you must. Take a moment to wallow in self pity and have a dramatic tantrum, full of curse words and tears, if that's what it'll take to get it out of your system. We're all entitled to do so, but after you're done crying a river, build a bridge, and get over it. Face the next day with "it" (whatever "it" may be) behind you, and if you feel the need to revisit the torment that defeated you before, cry yourself another river, build yourself another bridge, and climb over it again. And, pretty soon, with the confidence and strength that you've discovered in yourself coupled with the love and faith in God, your river of tears will dry up, and you'll learn that you don't need to build a bridge to get over anything.

You've done hopped, skipped, and jumped over the dry valley that once held an overflowing river. 

 [Jay Z.:Song Cry, Fade 2 Black]