Thieves, Robbers and Other Punks

Poor Santino Rice. He got robbed last night. Everyone expected him to win the Project Runway booty, but he didn’t. The scent of general thievery is in the air. First, Brokeback Mountain. Now, Santino Rice. Hmmm … Sometimes thieves, robbers and other punks get the best of us. All of us. In college, I quasi-dated a guy for a couple of years who refused to admit that we were dating. He wanted to, you know, “keep his options open.” And, for a while, I thought that he robbed me of my pride. When I finished university, I applied to grad school but my applications were rejected. I thought that my future had been hijacked. Recently, as you know, I followed my dreams to move to New York. I’ve fallen on my ass so much in NYC that I’m starting to get bruises. And, sometimes, I feel that my “dreams” of making it here are being stolen right from under my nose. But, life—as it always does—goes on. And, often, when it “goes on” in unexpected ways we come out better, stronger, smarter and on top. I eventually got over the loser from college, and I’ve met and dated quite a few Great Men in the years since then. (One was so great that I almost married him, but that’s a story for another time.) And, guess what? When I didn’t get into grad school, I chucked everything and lived out my dream to live & work in Europe; it’s one of the best decisions that I ever made. And, even though the general Falling-On-My-Assery in NYC gets to me from time to time, for now, I’m still here. I’m dating a few guys. I’ve got a great group of friends. And, this city is absolutely amazing. Life is going on—even though it’s not going as I expected it. So, as much as I love Santino Rice (and Brokeback Mountain by the way), I have to say this: maybe losing ain’t so bad. As odd as it sounds, sometimes losing turns out to be one of the best things that could ever happen to a person. QUESTION: What’s your comeback story? Have you ever had a difficult, unexpected situation that turned out to be a really good thing in the end? Use the comment section to let us know. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Oh yeah, by the way, my job interview went really really well. I should hear something back from them by next week.