mama gump was right - life IS like a box of chocolates.

it's inevitable, everyone of us goes through a phase wherein things just don't seem to go right.

and while i agree that sometimes life has to give you curveballs because you deserve them and only a major kick in the ass could make you take stock of what you have done and been doing and finally push you out of that rut you've been oh so lazily and comfortably calling home for so long, there are also times when life gives you a wallop because, well, because it just wants to.

shit happens. for no apparent reason.

so the next time you find yourself with that dreadful piece with the "fruit" filling (they usually call it cherry, but i seriously doubt anything that's as wholesome and as good as a gift of nature is actually ever involved in the production of that vile stuff), know that you got stuck with it NOT because you're not as capable as you believed you were, or because you didn't try hard enough, or because somebody's better than you.

and that when the unexpected happens and things don't go as planned, there are things you could still count on to be always there for you. things like jimmy choos to lust after, dance steps to master, baristas to dazzle, friends and family who love you and believe in you no matter what, and the fact that once you get the nasties out of the way, you have the rest of the nougat-caramel-almond-marshmallow filled ones to enjoy.