Posted by madeline on December 19, 2006, at 16:01:41
In reply to Re: The top 10 ways NOT to handle disapointment » madeline, posted by Phillipa on December 19, 2006, at 14:35:46
Yes something bad happened. It's kind of stupid and I just feel like a total loser for not handling this well.
But...
One of the reasons I took a relatively long vacation this christmas was so I could get in extra horse riding lessons before it got too cold. I had one scheduled for today, but not just a lesson but I was going to watch MY riding instructor's lesson with her dressage teacher - who evidentally is really really good.
I've been excited all week. To be honest, I kind of fixated on what to get my instructor for christmas and ended up spending way too much money - but what the heck, I don't live in the cheapest place in the world...
Well anyway, she called this morning about nine and cancelled. But the message didn't show up on my cell phone until I was at her farm.
She and her family had the stomach flu.
I know it sounds sooo stupid, but I love riding and I knew that I would learn a lot from her instructor as well. I was really disappointed because I don't know when I will get this chance again.
I was going to get to spend the day with the horses, I bought pounds of carrots.
I have a very bad tendency to let one bad thing just spiral into a really heartbreaking poor me session and I'm trying to see this as an adult would see it - not a child.
But, yes I am upset. It's going to be two weeks before I can get back to riding.
Maddie
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