Stuck

I never thought you were a fool

But darling, look at you.

You gotta stand up straight, carry your own weight

'Cause tears are going nowhere

You are such a fool

To worry like you do 

I know it's tough

And you can never get enough

Of what you don't really need now

You've got to get yourself together

You've got stuck in a moment

And you can't get out of it

Oh love, look at you now

You've got yourself stuck in a moment

And you can't get out of it

Oh lord look at you now

You've got yourself stuck in a moment 

And you cant get out of it

This song (which I somehow always forget about until I hear it again) popped up on my iPod while I was driving home from class the other day, and it struck so perfectly with a conversation that I'd had the day before with a dear friend, and I just thought, "Truth, Bono.  Nailed this one."

Sometimes, you're having problems because you're holding onto problems that aren't your problems any more, and doing so is creating more problems for you and others around you.  In other words, sometimes the only way to solve a problem is to buck up, grow up, take responsibility for yourself and then get over it. 

Seriously.  Let it go.  When you stop being angry and bitter about things that are beyond your control, you give yourself room to see the beauty and blessings all around you, and to realize just how much is in your control.   Sometimes, you think you're mad about problems others have created, when in fact, it is your anger and bitterness that are causing the problems, or at least hugely exacerbating them.  Stop being angry about what you didn't get, especially when you have all the things you really need, and a lot of beautiful blessings beside.  Only you can get you unstuck.