My first real boss said that one of my strengths is that, in the face of angry weirdoes and rampant chaos, I possess the rare ability to do NOTHING. Whereas most will fight back or break down, resulting in their ultimate ruin, I step to the side and let the crazy parade waltz on by.
(I actually chalk this up to very slow reflexes. By the time my brain processes a reasonable response, the crisis is usually over).
Let’s take, for instance, house hunting. Oft compared to an angry vortex of bouncing yo-yos; this menace threatens to crack open your skull and devour your innards over the next 30 years at a fixed rate. So many little subjective factors. So many hard, cold numbers. Big ones. Looping back and whizzing by. Trapezing just in front of your nose.
(Um, there was a point in there somewhere…hmm…)
Oh yes, house hunting. Kinda hard not to get sucked into making a move when you shouldn’t. I think I’ll need to be exercising my “neutralization” superpowers quite a bit in the coming months. Especially as I’m still sort of floating around (subletting), and don’t have a solid anchor to not get sucked away from. That is to say, since I don’t have a real home now, I have the additional weight of “tired of living out of suitcase” swinging about.
Gotta practice laying some perspective down on these toys. And not letting my string get jerked around.
(Note to self: come up with a better superpower than “neutralizing.” Too close to “neutering” :P)
