"Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

- Elbert Hubbard

I've done a lot of re-evaluation of my priorities recently and a lot of the things that I've come to a realization of (that have upset me or things that I look to improve in my life) ultimately comes back to the fact that I need to let some things go. How that gets done really varies - people might try counting to 10 before saying whatever it is that's on the tip of their tongue (and sometimes it just won't come out, plain and simple); sometimes it entails taking a step back from it all and looking at the overall picture - the little things that ticked you off wasn't really that big of a deal, and in 24-48 hours you'll look back on it and probably laugh about it.

It's funny that this re-evaluation came at a point in time when I've just gone through a bunch of evaluations at work in which I was assessed on a number of things that would determine if I'd be a good/proper fit at this job. I guess this self-reflection and reorganizing of my own priorities was really needed because I've been too concentrated and focused on the wrong things on a day to day basis.

Nevertheless, it feel extremely ironic now that I think back on it because in the span of the last 4 days (since I've done a lot of thinking) things haven't exactly improved and life hasn't been simpler or less stressful. As a matter of fact, it's gotten much worse - there is tension that wasn't there originally, and new problems popping up that I had used to be able to contain and keep under control.

I really don't get it... I did something and decided to re-organize my life in a way that I thought would be a lot better but it ended up doing pretty much the opposite.