THE JOYS OF DISAPPOINTMENT

First of all, let's just take a moment to acknowledge....It's Friday. We made it, friends.Now, for some of you, Thursday may be your Friday...or maybe you work weekends. If you work weekends, prayers lifted. Get you some rest somehow!So you might have started reading this title and wondered, what could she possibly be talking about? Disappointment is not a joyful thing.But have we really stopped to think about it? What would happen if we got what we wanted every time, all the time?We all know (or know of) at least one person whom we feel has it all, or gets it all. Do we find them to be happy, well-rounded people? Do those experiences lend them flexibility or rigidity in or towards the world around them?Now, this is not an argument for being a penniless individual, confined to a world of misery. This is a call to find joy in disappointment, knowing it breeds character and perspective.Earlier this week I talked about my birthday, and how I was going on a surprise adventure.Adventure was right, because although I had a fabulous time on an amazing tram ride, I spent the next 24 hours with my hubby trying to get our car working again after a hose busted. I missed work, it ruined my other surprises, and it was a smoldering, sweaty 100+ degrees outside.It was tempting to think, well if this is how the year is starting out, I want no parts of it. But was it really a bad birthday? It was not! Although it changed the course of the evening, I ended up have a forced but nice mini vacay, and because we couldn't get back in time I had most of the day off, as well as a nice breakfast with my husband, time I may not have had, had we gone directly back the night before. We met a nice tow truck man and saw a man in what was probably his 60's pull off some awesome skateboarding tricks. I still got my cake, and I still got to see my brother.Life is a puzzle piece of experiences, and the feelings and character traits we attach to each piece make up the whole picture of our lives.When I look back at my younger days in 10 or so years I know that hindsight will be 20/20. I know that these bumps will represent small ripples of character that will result in testimonies of how if you search for joy in disappointment no one or nothing will ever be able to take away your inner happy.Stay searching for the silver lining; I'm confident you'll be golden in the end.Happy Friday.-ABFIT DEETS:Top: River IslandShorts: ASOSSweater: H&MSandals: Steve MaddenHandbag: Amazon Fashion