The Light Won't Get Any Greener

 My dad used to be a hothead when I was a kid, for many reasons, justifiable or not. I was never beaten; it wasn't anything to call CPS over. But it definitely required my brother and me to find humor in it. We would tease him for how big his forehead is and how he gets red after a margarita. We would mock him when he would get angry at the computer or at other people, and boy, did he have road rage. He has a couple of lines that he uses in each of these frustrating situations that we still quote today. One of my favorites was used at a traffic light when the light turned green, and the person in front of us either didn't see the light or very slowly started driving. My dad would shout (often with an open window), "The light don't get any greener!" 

You might notice that that is also the name of the blog site (with one letter changed for grammar purposes). This might seem like just a fun phrase that my brother and I would use to tease my dad's frustration, but I chose to turn my father's angry words into a lesson. There are many times in my life when I had to make a decision, but I wasn't sure if it was the right time, or I thought there would be an easier way to do it that I wasn't thinking of, and I completely missed the opportunity. In times like that, I would say my dad's old saying, "the light won't get any greener." It will not get any easier than it is right now, and if it does, that's not something that I can rely upon. 

I chose this phrase for the title of my blogs because I knew what was ahead of me. Our professor overbooked the class, knowing that people would drop. My friend dropped his entire minor because he had to take this class and others like it. I knew that the year ahead of me was going to be tedious and require me to work very often. I wanted a reminder that no matter my feelings towards the work, it must get done. I have not been late on a blog assignment all year. "The light won't get greener" is a great piece of advice, and I suggest you try to use it in your own life.