Thinking Out Loud, VolumeCCCXC

I have some good news and some bad news.  Here's the good news:  Your situation is going to change.  Here's the bad news:  Your situation is going to change.  This is mainly a reminder to myself.  You see, I have a tendency sometimes to really get a good case of the mulligrubs when my life seems to be in disarray, and then when the good news does take effect and I find myself in a situation where things appear to be going smoothly, I start feeling like I've finally gotten the world by the tail and everything will be good from now on.    Have you ever been in a situation where your finances are upside down, and your outgo exceeds your income?  I know that feeling well, so I know it can be quite depressing.  The times when I was dealing with that circumstance, I would lie awake at night and wonder if there would ever be an end to my dilemma.  Well, I'm happy to report that, just like I was saying in the beginning, my situation changed, things eased up, the sun started shining, and I was soon enjoying the good feeling of being able to put some money aside for rainy days, but here's the trouble:  Although I may have been putting some funds aside for rainy days, to be honest, I really didn't think the rainy days would ever return.  I kept forgetting that rule that says "Your situation is going to change," so when it happened, it would catch me off guard again.    I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, and one of the biggest is forgetting that my situation is going to change, regardless of what is going on in my life.  It's always a mistake to forget that.  When I'm on bottom, I need to remember that my situation is going to change.  When I'm on top, I need to keep in mind that I will not always be there.  Maybe it's just another one of those bits of wisdom that comes with maturity, but the message is starting to sink into my brain that things won't always be as they are now, and I have to tell you, knowing that makes navigating this life a little easier.  I'm no longer as devastated when the bottom falls out, and I'm not as apt to get cocky when I've got the world at my fingertips.  I guess you could say I keep a better attitude about my state of life, regardless of what it is, and I've found it's easier to pick myself up out of the doldrums when I have the right attitude. By the same token, when I keep a good attitude, I'm easier to live with when things are going my way, and I don't have as much of a tendency to make foolish decisions.    Your situation is going to change.  That statement may be good news or bad news, but whatever it is, it's a fact of life.  I'm glad that I'm finally starting to get a grasp on that indisputable fact.  I hope that doesn't change.   Preston