Just How Things Are

I was riding with my God Mother
the other day...
She tells me that  
driving is her calling in life.
 
I don't say a word...
as she barely misses the curb
AND the store she was parking in front of...
Looked more like we were trying to be
displays in the store window ....
 
Yep... she says driving is her calling
While I dont think I will ever be able to pass
gas again because of how tight
my butt cheeks were when she finally parked...
 
I guess Sometimes...
That's just how things are...
 
My cat Spirit...always eats Neftali's food
Neftali is my other cat.....Nef is fat...
I guess Spirit thinks he should be on a diet...
 
After 6 Months...I can not stop Spirit
from eating Nef's food....
Sometimes...
Thats just how things are...
 
Eating good...is a hobby of mine...
Eating healthy ...is more like a goal...
Eating cheescake...well that's gonna happen
No matter HOW I try to eat...cause  
Sometimes...
That's just how things are.
 
I am learning to pick and choose my battles
I am learning that somethings need to be
laid to rest....no more battling.
 
Like me trying to get my son to wash dishes
before he leaves for the weekend...
just not gonna happen...
 
Or me getting on the Oprah Show...
doing my spoken word...
Nice Idea...but NOT gonna happen
( do you know how long the waiting list is )
I'd be in a nursing home by the time
I got to share my work with her!
 
Or even getting the parking space RIGHT
in front of my Office......NOT
Sometimes...
That's Just how things are...
 
It's Okay though...
I don't see these things as defeat...
We are only defeated if we Feel we have
lost something in the process....
I ...have only gained.

Wisdom
Insight
Compassion
Knowldege  

With every passing situation.
With every near miss .... I grow.
With every tear...  
The garden of my soul is fertilized
with all it takes for me...
To Be....
Sometimes...
That's Just how things are.