What’s good y’all? It’s been awhile since I’ve put out a post so I figured it was time to check back in. Currently I’m back home in Indiana and have been for about a week. I’ve got one week left here and I’ll be flying back home to Idaho the 13th. Not gonna lie…..It’s been a rough time recently. I put writing and making progress on my poetry book project aside intentionally.
See, while my laptop had done some routine updates it hadn’t properly autosaved the most recent edition of the book. *Le Sigh….* Unfortunately it seems to have erased a large chunk of that. Now! Fortunately I’ve had this happen before. Yes……THAT occurrence was where I became a paranoid writer. One of the self-preservation traits of my ilk truth be told.
When that previous occurrence happened I began going old school; I picked up a pad and pen/pencil. Then? I wrote, and wrote; then? I wrote some more. What began happening is that unfortunate event forced me to change my habits and ultimately forced me to be more creative. As a result? Now, even with the most recent loss I have backups of my backups. Currently I have all of my recent works… the only issue is re-arranging how things were previously.
Which is mostly just a time consuming task. Though a tad demotivating as well, the other issue I’ve recently run into is that my MacBook Air’s battery now no longer holds a charge. Meaning the thing constantly has to be plugged in otherwise it won’t event turn on. A tad frustrating….though since I don’t have AppleCare I don’t have to worry about voiding a warranty by opening it up either.
After a quick google search I found an aftermarket battery compatible with my MacBook. Even has the tool for opening it up and installation. Doesn’t get much simpler than that, although I’m gonna have to drop about $90 on this it still beats paying $300 or more to have a simply Mac or Apple store replace the battery.
As I’ve been facing these obstacles I find myself reflecting on the past. Things like this in the past would have set me off Soooooooo badly. Now though? I find myself irritated and frustrated certainly. Except now? I’m more zen about things, able to adapt. A skill essential to maintaining sanity, among other things. With some of the things I’m investing in both with friendships and financially I find the level of stress incredibly manageable. Anyone that knows me would tell you how big of a change in my personality that is.
There’s things in my life that I have to look forward to. I’m legitimately optimistic about the future I’m cultivating for myself. There’s this great quote/scene from the book/movie The Fault in our Stars. Truly this is one of my favorite book/ movie combos. The quote I love and the vibe I have in my life is this, down to a T.
Life is always going to have problems, I feel that learning to adapt to those is the way to have a chill life. Took me 30 years to figure it out but hey. All the best things and lessons take time eh?
As always my friends…
~Rapha Yada
Richard
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