I recently got excited about my upcoming financial situation. After letting some lingering debt hang around for too long, I could see the end in sight. I was counting down the few short months that I needed to get it all cleaned up. Until…. an unexpected bill of $3K shows up AND the car suddenly has transmission issues. I have to admit that it took me out for a day or so. I went from excitement to a low feeling. It is part of the roller coaster I wrote about a few days ago.

I have a few options for dealing with the situation:

1. Continue to stay angry and solve nothing.
2. Use this as an opportunity to notice what lesson can be learned.
3. Use this as the fuel to change my circumstances for the future.
4. Practice my patience and stretch my growth.

I will be doing all of these except #1. Staying angry just isn’t worth it. All of the other options put me in a position to be my ideal self. That is where I want to reside in life.