You may think I’m not paying attention. I am not in the cheap seats. I see you, I watch you from the front row. I am interested to the point of captivation. As the plot thickens, as your expectations become disappointment, I wait for what comes next, the next choice. I see you impatiently standing there, coping, medicating, tuning out, checking out…..quitting. It’s not time for the white flag yet. Caving to disappointment is easy. It’s weak. It’s not who you are. Embrace the pain of your disappointment and in that moment you also find your courage, your strength. Unrealized expectations, disappointments, suffering, and pain are the nature of this stage, this field, this canvas. The strong endure. The weak fade. Finish this.