I've always assumed that life would get easier the older you were. Experience would lead to greater understanding, wisdom, confidence; why wouldn't that make things progressively less stressful?
Lately, though, I feel buried under those past experiences. I watch scenarios and situations unfold that I have witnessed time and again lead to nothing but wasted energy... failed efforts... massive frustrations. And yet the nature of the situation offers me no ability to apply my experience to this; I can't override it, I can't control it, I can't avert it. At least, not without taking somewhat more drastic measures to remove myself from the situation entirely.
Oh, crap. I guess my wisdom and experience knows exactly what I have to do. I just haven't found the cojones to do it!
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