I write about whatever it is until l either figure out what to do about it or the feeling fades.
Sometimes l think writing has saved my life. Other times, I'm certain of it.
I always say I have no regrets but a ton of disappointments.
To me, regret is knowing to do the right thing and failing to. As I've been pretty true to the light I've had at any point in my life, I have no real regrets.
Disappointment, on the other hand, is doing the right thing and ending up with shit anyway.
That said, I'm with others here ... everyone has disappointments and if you don't "price them in" you're going to have a pretty unhappy life.
I see unhappiness as the mismatch between what you expect from life and what you get.
Reducing unhappiness then is a matter of either improving outcomes or lowering expectations. The latter is usually the more feasible of the two. And it leads to far fewer disappointments, as a bonus.
I now have either eliminated my positive expectations or turned them into negative expectations. Either way any actual good outcomes are a found blessing. Problem solved!
I've had so many disappointments over the last 8 years I'm starting to give up. I really don't see a whole lot to look forward to and I'm finding I may not have the drive to do what I need to do to support myself. Not really sure what is going to happen and I'm starting to think I may have little control over it anyway. So why bother trying is my attitude.
I try to move on as quickly as possible.
Now I am just sad my boss talks to me the way she does now. She used to really like me. Idk what changed that so quickly in one day?
I'm used to it but in a lot of ways, it pushes me even more. sometimes it knocks me for six two.