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Sometimes, there just aren’t enough rocks…

Life plays hard sometimes, and sometimes you’ve had just more than you can stand from everyone.

Sometimes, people feel the need to make themselves feel better at your expense, especially when you’re not around to defend yourself. It’s easy then, they are free to throw and fling whatever they’ve got, and you just get the fallout.

Sometimes, people can’t get around their own guilt, so they turn things around to try and make you guilty of something. They are ignorant, petty, and even downright childish if no one else reigns them in. Sometimes, no one else does; in fact, they seem to take happiness in telling you they didn’t. Is it ok then, sometimes, to get angry?

I guess I’m in that place now, and I guess that sometime is right now.

When I was in Sweden I often sat by the stream that led to a larger river. The shore was covered with rocks, big sharp rocks that would have been great to just pick up and take aim…but, I didn’t want to take out a bird or a low flying plane; who knows, maybe even a fish… I remembered the scene from Forrest Gump when Jenny is throwing rocks at her old house, and she just can’t seem to find all the rocks she needs to throw, or the strength to throw them hard enough. Forrest observes “Sometimes, there just aren’t enough rocks.” I had a whole beach full of them, and even that would not have been enough for me.

I also saw Viking artifacts, like the rune stone pictured above. That one might be the size I need, but my curiousity about what was written on it would prevent me from throwing it (along with the entire city of Ostersund!).

So, I’m picturing myself throwing rocks at all the things that were said and done. Taking careful aim, and throwing with all my might so that it is completely knocked out of my mind. I’ve got a good arm, too!

It may take some time, but this way, I’ll always have enough rocks…