Response to “Shit Happens! And How to Deal With It…”

Response to “Shit Happens! And How to Deal With It…”

Although I wrote the content for the content my post yesterday, quite awhile ago, I felt it prudent to let you know the universe tested me, and my post about how to deal with when shit happens, the very next day. 

I’ve been having some troubles with my car recently, so I took it to the mechanic today for a ‘major service’.  Of course I get the phone call mid morning to let me know what they found…

dunh…dunh…dunhhhh…

”I’m afraid Mr. Chappell, the diagnosis isn’t good.  The brakes, the crankshaft, the this the that…we’re looking at around $2500.00” 

As you can imagine, it was quite a negative kick to my day. 

Remembering the blog post about ‘shit happens’ from the previous night, I stopped and smiled.  I was being tested.  So I asked a few questions and came to the positive conclusion it was worth the $2500 worth of repairs.

Why?

Because my plan had simply been to give the car a quick fix, then trade it. I expected the fix to cost me $1000 and with an additional $200 in taxes, transfer fees, etc.  So, I’ve tried to deal with the ‘shit’ and find a positive outcome to this unexpected expense…it actually ended being $2641.87…but who’s counting.

The reality is I do enjoy driving the car, and wasn’t looking forward to trading it in. So in fact, I’m $359.13 better off, and keeping the car I prefer to drive.  I hope this didn’t waste your time…I’m just sharing with you that I try to follow my own advice…;)

Shit Happens….deal with it positively and start your own personal development!

Write On!

Learn How to Create Your Objective Observer – Save 25% on My Complete Ebook Now!

• How’s the Book Coming Along? Living Life's Lessons... Because my network is aware of the Reading Between the Lines literary project, I’m now getting the inquiry quite often, "So, how's the book coming along?" My standard reply is, "You should be asking how it’s going trying to live my life as suggested in the books? Living the lessons......
• The Intention Experiment | Book Review Book Review | The Intention Experiment by Lynne McTaggart I am reading this book at the moment... Lynne McTaggart’s latest book, The Intention Experiment, is a must read if you don’t believe any of this guff about thought having an effect on your experience of life.  The 100’s of experiments......

• Corporate Blogging Made Easy One of the best ways for a company to reach out to their customers and build a strong brand is corporate blogging. However, there are a lot of misconceptions out there and a lot of room for error. Let’s take a look at some techniques that you can use to......
• Saving Money and the Planet this Earth Day Merry Earth Day, everyone! Here's hoping everyone has a plan to make this Earth Day special. It's definitely my favorite planet-based holiday; compared to Venus day, it's simply the best. (Inhaling an atmosphere of gaseous sulfur and carbon dioxide is not nearly as fun as it might sound at first.)......