I learned

in order to handle the upheavals of life

I learned patience

In order the deal with the vasisitudes of people

I learned compassion

To better cope with the good and bad that naturally accompany living

I learned gratitude

In order to not let myself be engulfed by accolades or dissatisfaction

I learned humility

The thing is that

These lessons are always ongoing

Always reoccurring

In never ending variations

And so I must learn and then re-learn them anew each day

And so it goes

meanwhile

Trying not to question the journey

Or even the destination

But rather looking only at my small part

in all this

the only thing that I can truly control

My reaction