{"id":10128,"date":"2020-04-13T01:21:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T06:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10128"},"modified":"2020-04-13T03:54:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T08:54:48","slug":"the-universe-loves-to-slap-a-complainer-upside-the-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10128","title":{"rendered":"the universe loves to slap a complainer upside the head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/49768512072\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Spring Green\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49768512072_ea786abdee_w.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Spring Green\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I have deleted, pre-publication, the post I just wrote about the rain. At the outset, I had acknowledged it could be worse, but then I devolved into a whiny, complaining post anyway.<\/p>\n<p>And we all know how much the universe loves a whiner? &#8220;Oh, you think you&#8217;ve got it bad? Let&#8217;s show you that you had it pretty good five minutes ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So I will not complain about the rain and the effects it will have later on. I will be glad that I have a roof over my head and a dry bed in which to sleep. I have shoes that are not holey. I have towels and newspaper that I can put down on the floor before I go to bed. I have cash that can be turned into quarters for the dryer. I can hear the thunder and take a deep breath to calm myself. I do not have children I have to entertain or comfort. I have paying, meaningful work to distract me from borrowing trouble. I will take stock and decide that in the grand scheme of things this is merely another inconvenience and one that we can get through. 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