Work on It or Get Over It
An issue in stasis, lodged between "working on it" and "getting over it," is among the most dangerous type.
When something is not going well, we can work on it or get over it.
To do anything else is a decision to marinate in the "suck."
To work on it makes us feel empowered.
We're taking action. We're taking off the "victim hat" and putting on the "bulldog hat."
The mere act of taking steps toward resolution is invigorating and often creates a positive flywheel effect.
Every small step, every bit of progress, makes you feel more emboldened to take the next step.
Conversely, getting over it is also freeing: we're deciding that dwelling on the issue at hand is not in our best interest.
We're deciding to take the backpack full of rocks off our shoulders, put it on the ground, and walk away.
Every step we take away from the issue makes us feel better. And most importantly, it allows us to walk toward that which is better, more fruitful, and more enriching.
But the worst thing we can do is neither work on a problem nor get over it. That's where we feel powerless, depressed, frustrated, angry, resentful. This is where we're at our worst.
Unfortunately, when we're in this situation, it usually exacerbates the very thing that is frustrating us. It can even cause slightly related but tangential things to start breaking as well.
Pretty soon, we emerge from the mud, and "nothing is going right."
So if you find yourself here, in the cesspool between "working on it" and "getting over it," acknowledge the status and make a decision.
And remember, to not decide is a decision in and of itself.
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