I have learned a lot about myself in the last few years. One thing is that I am much better off confronting a situation that stewing for hours . It is better to face whatever is nagging or bothering me instead of losing sleep or involving others in my web of crankiness.
There is nothing like remembering a trip because of the one shitty thing that happened to you instead of the 300 awesome things which occurred at same time.
"I loved x, but all I can remember was the rude waiter, crappy valet, lack of turn down service or smelly seat opponent."
Trying to turn this around to - "Greenland was amazing, I even enjoyed the surprise overnight visit to Disko Island thanks to the ferry running aground. We got to meet some folks we would have never of met and saw way more icebergs because of it".
So, not everyone has had the joy of being stranded in Greenland, but I'm thinking all six of you who have read this blog post have gotten a sub-par room in a hotel and have either shut up and unpacked your suitcase or have bitched about the room to someone other than the Front Desk Manager.
Now, I just confront whatever it is that is bothering me - hotel rooms, inadequate service or ferries that run aground. If I get resolution, great. If I don't, I tried and can move on. Moving on is hard, but sometimes it is all you can do.
What about you?
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I like to think that I'm getting better at not stewing over things for a long time - if I missed the opportunity to do something about it right away, just let it go.
I'm probably deluding myself, though.
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