The only way through it, is through it

  I just got done with one of "those" weeks at work. I had two of my work mates on vacation which left me on my own in the shop. I was expecting a long week of not being able to keep up with an overwhelming work load. Leading up to the week I had a sense of looming disaster and dread. I had the feeling I was driving into a car wreck and couldn't turn away, the crash was imminent.
  About halfway through the week I still had my head above water and I was actually surviving the imagined car wreck. This fact started me thinking about my attitude leading up to the week of doom and I wanted to share my thoughts and realizations with you guys.
  It seems to me, that we are presented with situations as we wander through this universe and some of them are really not to our liking. We try to avoid these situations, or lessons, for as long as we can, because we only want to do the pleasant and easy lessons, they're fun. Since we hate the hard or difficult lessons, we'll walk clear around the block or whatever else it takes to avoid the hard stuff. But, try as you might the universe will make the difficult lessons available and unavoidable for you.
  So there I am, halfway through a difficult lesson and, like I said, I'm surviving. Plus, I'm now understanding that the imagined doom and the anticipation of being totally overwhelmed was way worse than actually living the week. Yeah, there was more work to do, but it was all doable and I missed having the extra sets of hands working with me, but, goddammit, before I knew it, it was Friday, I made it. There was no fiery ball of flames or anything, just a sense of accomplishment.
  So go on, go live your life and learn the lessons set before you. You can avoid them for a while, but you have to learn them and, trust me, you will. Just try to have a good attitude and see them for what they are.
 A very good friend of mine said, "the only through it, is through it", so don't get yourself all worked up the way I did. Get yourself ready and go learn something about you.