Here Comes the Sun, Doo-doo-doo-du(athlon)
Tomorrow's the Hammer Dash, 2km-5km-2km. Apparently it's more of an obstacle course than a run, and navigating a swampy mire than a bike ride...should be fun (I hope). I've been slacking with training lately, being a wuss and running inside because it's so freakin cold out (not that it's going to be any wamer tomorrow).
So, happy endings. I think there's consensus across the board that it's more than a little unrealistic to go into expecting things to turn out sunshines and rainbows at the end of the day. But when it does, it does and it's good...so what's the lesson learned here? Don't go into anything with any expectation, positive or otherwise. It's like going to watch a movie--if you have no idea what it's about, and are not expecting anything in particular, you won't be disappointed, because disappointment implies a disparity between expectations and reality. That said, there's no reason to be pessimistic as is often the case; instead of a clear, black and white dichotomy, optimism and pessimism are two extreme endpoints on a spectrum, of which at the centre lies complete indifference/apathy. Lean in one direction or the other, but to situate yourself at one end, firmly anchored by your expectations is asking for either a) disappointment or b) depression. So perhaps I should take my own advice?
That said, I wonder if the only reason why we tend to remain hopeful that things will work out for the better is because we've been convinced that it truly is within the realm of possibility. Forget religion, Meg Ryan movies are the opiate for the masses. We've been so enamoured by Sleeping Beauty's airyfairy ending that we start to believe, even if it's only at a subconcious level, that we're entitled to the same fairytale-type resolution to all our problems. So perhaps in the end, we're only setting ourselves up for disappointment.
We've got our sights on a point completely outside our budget set.
Time for bed.
So, happy endings. I think there's consensus across the board that it's more than a little unrealistic to go into expecting things to turn out sunshines and rainbows at the end of the day. But when it does, it does and it's good...so what's the lesson learned here? Don't go into anything with any expectation, positive or otherwise. It's like going to watch a movie--if you have no idea what it's about, and are not expecting anything in particular, you won't be disappointed, because disappointment implies a disparity between expectations and reality. That said, there's no reason to be pessimistic as is often the case; instead of a clear, black and white dichotomy, optimism and pessimism are two extreme endpoints on a spectrum, of which at the centre lies complete indifference/apathy. Lean in one direction or the other, but to situate yourself at one end, firmly anchored by your expectations is asking for either a) disappointment or b) depression. So perhaps I should take my own advice?
That said, I wonder if the only reason why we tend to remain hopeful that things will work out for the better is because we've been convinced that it truly is within the realm of possibility. Forget religion, Meg Ryan movies are the opiate for the masses. We've been so enamoured by Sleeping Beauty's airyfairy ending that we start to believe, even if it's only at a subconcious level, that we're entitled to the same fairytale-type resolution to all our problems. So perhaps in the end, we're only setting ourselves up for disappointment.
We've got our sights on a point completely outside our budget set.
Time for bed.
posted by Renee at 11:04 PM
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