Too little, too late

Second chances are awesome. They're like little do-overs of situations you could have done better with the first time. The best part is since you've already been through it once, the second time you know exactly what not to do and how not to screw things up. And why would you not jump at the chance to, in a way, go back in time and correct a mistake that you made; fix a decision that you wish you could have back. The very moment you realize that the situation you're in is one of those second chance opportunities, you immediately realize what you need to do to be better this time.

At least, that's how it's supposed to work.

But then, of course, you have the people who just don't get it; they keep making the same mistakes over and over without even realizing it until it's too late. Second chances become third chances, third chances become fourth chances, and before you know it, you've run out of opportunities to make things right.

See, that's the funny thing about second chances. They don't always happen. They rarely turn into third chances, and buddy, if you make it to four, you'd best get it right this time.

I tend to be a creature of habit, so it's easy to get stuck in a rut and keep making those same mistakes over and over again. But what I'm hoping is that a startling realization and getting out of that rut will be just what it takes to not need a fourth chance.

But don't listen to what I'm saying, it's two in the morning.