Do you have a little ‘bit’ you add to your life?

Bits, to me personally, are a way to exclude yourself from your life. Like an out of body moment, where you can look down at yourself as if you are the little guardian angel and say, ‘it is what it is.’

Maybe you use bits when something doesn’t go your way or perhaps you wish something did not end up as it did. I have heard multiple bits, such as, ‘it’s good for the plot,’‘that’s part of show biz’ or ‘the show must go on.’ This could be said as any minor inconvenience prolongs your day or week.

Like most of you, there are many inconveniences in my life. One being when I am taking the trash out and somehow there is a hole in the trash bag and all the disgusting, utterly terrifying mystery liquid pours out. The smell haunts my nostrils. Yes, an inconvenience it is, but guess what? I just add a little ‘bit’ and it makes life that much sweeter.

You broke up with your partner? It’s good for the plot.

Your trash bag has a hole? The show must go on.

You have a flat tire on your way to work? That’s part of show biz.

Another favorite of mine could be ‘character development.’ Just to add a little spice and it even brings me comfort.

I hope you see the point. Bits are a coping skill you could say, used to lessen the blow of life’s minor or major inconveniences.

Bits can seem unneeded and even silly. Life is too short to not bring even a tiny bit of light to it. If you won’t, then who will? Being able to laugh at yourself and the hand you’re dealt is needed during trials and tribulations.

Romanticize your life, add some tang to it. Things do not happen to you, but for you. When the next inconvenience in your life comes, add a bit and get back to me. Did it soften the blow? I bet it does!