Okay, so this week's ponderings go into the department of dodging bullets in life. There are times in life when we're put in questionable situations and wonder why certain things are happening to us. Sometimes, we fool ourselves into trying in situations that aren't meant to work out because they aren't relationships to be had, they are lessons for us to learn. We don't know this at first, and we mistake the impossible for trying to change what isn't supposed to be changed.

In one of my earlier articles, I had this whole situation about being left on read with the guy who followed me first and then unfollowed me. I lost my mind with it for a while and even addressed it to him, but being his friend was never the endgame, bettering myself was. I didn't take the hint the first time around, but it stuck around in my mind for a reason. It stuck around because it was a lesson.

I had all these nights where I thought about it, and I can't prove that he didn't, but I know that it wasn't what he wanted. He feels a certain way, and it's not my job to make him change. He and I didn't cross paths to be friends, it was a game of chance, and it was a lesson in the end.

I don't know if he'll read this, and I don't expect him to, but he was a blessing in disguise. What seemed like a questionable situation, ended up bettering me. I don't spend a moment being bitter, because if it never happened, I wouldn't have figured this out. I learned my lesson, and as a person who prides myself on positivity, I still wish him all the best.

Anyway, my point here is that we can fall into questionable situations, and if it has to be questioned, there's a chance that it's some type of lesson, not some form of destiny and a future. It's likely to be a lesson that is meant to better you, since somehow, someway, everything is connected. With all this being said, everything happens for a reason, and there's not only one path to figuring out that reason. Life can dodge bullets for you, but it doesn't mean you can't learn something along the way.