Fate

One of my all time favorite books is a coffee table type book called Taxi Driver Wisdom. I occasionally will read the entire book, which only takes 15 minutes or so. Basically, it's got quotes from New York City cab drivers giving life advice. Tonight, I remembered one that always hit home with me, not just in relationships, but in general life too.

ON FATE: "If someone steals your cab, then it wasn't your cab."

Sometimes I find it hard to remind myself that so-called "defeats" in love, work or life might not be defeats at all, they were never mine to begin with-- therefore, they were impossible to win and possibly pointless to fight for.

But then again, that seems like a sort of self-defeating way to analyze the situation. 

Regardless, sometimes it's good to accept what is. 

~z.

*Picture pulled from the book.