Goldilocks and the green grouch

on scheduled misery

Just before sunset, the winds drop and the ocean gets really smooth - perfect conditions for surfing.

There’s a time every April when the trails are just dry enough and you can ride a bike in a t-shirt. Things are neither too hot nor too cold.

You know what I’m getting at?

It’s great when our lives hit these Goldilocks moments.

Sometimes though, being happy is intolerable.

Perhaps we feel like we don’t deserve smooth waves or perfect riding conditions. That’s one of the times that my troll comes out. Sure, he likes to mess around with idiotic neighbours.

That’s fine.

It’s not fine when he comes out just to mess around with me.

I was talking with a client the other day.

He was talking about feeling anxious. Things were going really well. He was worried that something outside of his control ws going to show up and throw a wrench into everything.

Sadly though, that’s about as tough to predict as the weather.

What’s less predictable would be how he tends to troll himself.

We humans can’t stand hav…