The Most Terrifying Thing

Remember what I said about life throwing curve-balls? Well, it looks like life's pitching arm has healed, after an all-too-short time on the bench. With college, and trying to manage what little social life I have left, sometimes those curve-balls have to smack me in the head before I notice them. This time, fortunately, I've gotten a little warning.

I'm not going to go into the nitty-gritty details, but it looks like a series of unfortunate events is happening all over again. Hopefully, it is nothing. I'm not one to go ballistic prematurely. But I am worried.

Just when I thought 2010 was looking up, something has to come and put life back into it's dismal proportions. My acceptance to paramedic school, my regrowing of long distance friendships, my successes in my summer classes, and my ever growing summer plans with friends; that euphoria can be sucked away in an instant, and it has. That, I had forgotten. At least life keeps things in proportion. Just when I start taking things for granted, life makes sure to splash me with a cold hit of reality.

They say to count your blessings. But sometimes, I count the curve-ball inflicted knots on my head. I know that sounds negative. And I try not to be pessimistic. But all too often we forget how temporary everything in our lives can be. You never know when things will change, or go away forever. And that, is the most terrifying thing of all.