An "other" Day

I was reading through some pieces that I've written and I stumbled across this one.  As always, it came at an appropriate time.  As I go through the makings of this film, I'm learning to take each bump and hiccup as an opportunity to make me greater and stronger.  So bring on those days!

An Other Day

Life comes at you fast

Sometimes it feels like it’s problem after problem

Issue after issue

Headache after Headache

You have your good and your bad,

Your ups and your downs,

Your greats and your horrible.

But you press on.

Even through the troubles,

You endure.

You build up your strength and ride on this natural high.

And just as you begin to ride that plateau,

Life hits you with an ‘other’ day.

An ‘other’ day.

You know, a day different from the rest.

A day contrary from the norm.

A day when you’re hit so hard that your bones ache

And you back breaks

From all the crap you take.

From the things you think no possible human could survive.

And you wonder, why me?

How much more can I take on?

I don’t want anymore!

No more days that stick out from the rest.

No more days that weigh down heavy on your chest.

No more!

No more ‘other’ days.

Days that are opposite to what your want,

What you need,

What you deserve.

But you sit back and examine those ‘other’ days.

What really makes them so different?

One more problem added to your plate.

One more issue that you have to solve.

One more person that you have to avoid.

One more obstacle for you to overcome.

Then you think, even through every issue and every problem,

You’ve taken something away.

You walked away a little bit stronger.

You walked away a little bit wiser.

You’ve taken away a lesson learned from each situation.

So yes, it hurts.

Yes, it’s painful.

Yes, it’s hard to endure, but look at the person you’ve become.

So bring on the days that stick out.

Bring on the days that pull you.

Bring on the days that stress you out.

Bring ‘em on because it isn’t an ‘other’ day.

Man, it’s just another day.