Good Enough..?

Oh boy. We all knew, dear readers, that we were in trouble while I was listening to "One" and now I'm listening to Sarah MacLachlan. I'm such a typical Gen X girl. You can find the Seven Stages of Love & Loss through a girl's iPod playlist.

First Stage: Shakira (superficial attraction)
Second Stage: John Mayer (gooey puppy love)
Third Stage: Enigma (deep lust)
Fourth Stage: U2 (falling in love)
Fifth Stage: Sarah Maclachlan (trouble looming, tough times)
Sixth Stage: Alanis Morrissette (hold onto your balls, boys)
Seventh Stage: Indigo Girls (condemn all men/turn into lesbian)

Hehehe, I amuse myself.

Anyway, today is a bad, bad day. Three of my closest friends here in FL are having serious marriage/relationship problems. One is approaching divorce and fighting for her marriage, the other is in an abusive relationship and I've journaled about the other one who's boyfriend is leaving her. Today I listened to all these stories, logging a matter of literal hours. Of course, I don't mind if it's me listening, they have had to endure my insecurities and tears plenty. But I often wonder why a person would work towards a goal that may not even be worth acheiving. When everyone you know has a bad marriage, why would you even bother trying the odds yourself?

If 85% of planes crashed, would you get on board?

Well my all time favorite movie, and really life, quote may apply here:

“ It is only we, with our capacity to love, give meaning to an indifferent universe ...... and yet most of the human beings seem to have a amazing ability to keep trying, and to even find joy from simple things like their family, their work and from the hope that future generations might understand more. " - Woody Allen, Crimes & Misdemeanors