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01282026 – Learning from multiple disappointing things

A Peanuts character named Charlie Brown stands beside his mailbox. The mailbox is open, and Charlie Brown is upset that there's no mail for him.

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An email is shown, letting the recipient know they did not move forward in the admissions process for a watchmaking program.

I received this email yesterday morning around the time of this post. I was really hoping that I would receive a different version of this email, one that would say that I had been accepted … but the reality is this. After reading this email, I wrote the administrative assistant a really nice thank you note. I was taught to do this many years ago when I was in college, as part of one of my classes (which specialized in mock interviews).

I also had a learning experience about a recent major purchase that I made. I recently financed a car (!!), and just a few days in; it started to have issues. We still had about a week to bring it back in; but then Winter Storm Fern hit. I was barely able to get out yesterday to return the car to the dealership, and all is well on that front.

It is very hard to not give up when things are like this, and I feel that in the context of the last few months that I’m very close to doing just that.

I just hope that things get better soon, because I’m tired of being sad and angry at everything (and everyone).

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