Life can be so up and down, and that is precisely how it has been lately. I'm happy then sad then happy the devastated. I read something lately stating "maybe Happiness is just the absence of pain" and I'm starting to think that that is true. I'm not so dramatic that I think that every little thing is the end of the world, but I do get upset over things. Sometimes I think I'm less upset because of the emotional toll and more because it interferes with the plans I have made. This is not always true, but many times it is. I pride myself in being a fairly rational person, but in a few cases I am not and I fall victim to irrationality and panic. Right now life is rolling along smoothly, but who knows when the next pothole will be? I don't think I will ever be ready for these obstacles, but I can try to prepare for the worst and hope it turns out for the best.