Always something

I overheard someone say — in the midst of a minor frustration — “It’s always something.”

Knowing this person, I thought: It is always something.

Not because life is uniquely unkind — but because this is how they tend to narrate it. There’s always a complaint. Always an annoyance. Always a commentary.

* * *

Life rarely unfolds exactly as we want it to. But our attitude doesn’t have to track with the market.

It’s worth deciding in advance: How do I want to respond when things go wrong?

Because unexpected turns aren’t the exception — they’re the pattern.