How I managed to survive a sour day

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Two of my short sale deals crashed.  Very very interesting day. (I have to warn you: there is a happy ending to this)

The first one I've been working on since November of last year.  Was in contract in three separate times.  The second time hurt like  " 'H'  'eeeeh' double hockey sticks", as my 77 Yr. Old friend Dolores ( I call her 'Dolly' which she abhors) would aptly put it. 

The deal was closing in 10 days.  The bank, to my great surprise, was on their way to approving the whole deal.  Wohooo!

Until my buyers backed out a week before closing. I religiously took care of the deal for 4 months.

"Life is difficult", said M. Scot Peck.  " but once you realize it's difficult, it's no longer difficult.  I never quite understood fully the depths of that quote but I have a weird feeling that I'm starting to scratch the surface. 

The two people who work for me should be included in the Guinness Book Of World Records- for their dogged tenacity and determination. 

It won't be the complete truth if I just tell you the negative side of our business (this day- definitely high in the charts).  Because we have had a fairly good year.  We have had months where nothing seems to go wrong.  Marco, my effective mutant-extraordinaire assistant, raking in deal after deal, just by him.

But there are days like today.  Where it seems like nothing is going right.  Or is it?!

After the grueling-silent 9am-3pm hours of today.  We just started to turn the days events to something that put a smile on our faces.  One (I'm not going to say who) intelligently suggested that we just throw in the towel and start pursuing 'harmless' relationships with other single,lonely and not-too-young million dollar agents in the office. 

I guess times like these have it's up side.  It faintly reminds us just how feeble our careers could be (think: Bear Sterns)  and ultimately, life is about the people around us and the quality of our relationships with them. I am reminded of Warren Buffet, world's second richest man, when asked about his definition of happiness,  "being loved by the people you hope love you". 

And not surprisingly, I'm ready for another day.