My commute to work was troubled due to a suicide jumper on the Blue Line. At first, without knowing all the details, it cast a negative impact with all the riders. Everyone wants to go to work and not be troubled. Then word of mouth came from a fellow commuter that a person got hit and all service lines were stopped because of it. Off I ran across the street to make it on the metra train. I made it to work 2 minutes late and didn't think much about it, but because of the domino effect it had on the city, other people I worked with were late as well. That's when I heard that a person committed suicide and jumped in front of a train.
The responses were surprising. "They had to do this during rush hour?", and "Why couldn't they do this on the train after mine?". In the end, someone chose to end their life publicly and it's heart breaking. I feel for the person who thought this was the answer to end whatever they were going through.
I can understand how tough things can get. I had a bad week last week. News about family members, co-worker's and friends were pretty depressing. As I get older, I pray that everyone finds peace within themselves. Life can get frustrating. Sometimes people check out.
Which is what hurt me about what happened. Suicides are becoming more frequent on the cta. I pray that people find the spirit to move past their hurt and trust that this too shall pass. I wish we could find ways to incorporate more self awareness with stress and other mental issues in our daily lives. Faith is what pulls me through! It's not always going to be sunshine and roses. There will be times when things won't go your way. Just trust that everything will work itself out.
Last week on Monday a friend of ours was making his way through town. He had an exam he had to take, and afterwards, wanted to catch up with everyone. We decided on Happy Hour at The Scout and had a good group going. Once we finished up in there, we were itching to do something fun with everyone. We made our way over to Marina Towers to go to Spin Chicago. Last time we were there, we never got a chance to play ping pong. This time we were determined. I was surprised how much fun I had in there. I'm absolutely terrible when it comes down to sports of any kind. But I will say this, I DO try anything once!
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| I'm a sucker for margaritas. Happy hour at The Scout! |
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| Time for some ping pong action! |
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| Let's do this! |
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| A tub full of ping pong balls in a tub! Perfect for a selfie! |
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| Luckily the rules aren't so complicated... |
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| It's good to connect with old friends... |
