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How to Use High-Class Problems to Attract the Life You Desire
Ever think “That’s a problem, but it’s certainly a good problem to have”?
On a recent Sunday, I closed my laptop around 5 p.m. with a feeling of accomplishment. I had a story ready for publication on Monday, stories partly done for Tuesday and Wednesday, and ideas to last me the rest of the week.
“Successful day,” I thought. “Time to go out and have a beer.”
I walked a few blocks down the street to the Blind Bear, a 1920s-style speakeasy-themed bar my friend Jeannette owns. I said hello to the doorman and made my way to the bar area in the back. I saw my friends Jasmine, Cady, Jason, and Nate seated at a table.
I couldn’t join them.
Oh, there was room at the table, and they gladly would have scooted around and made room for me. But they couldn’t.
You see, it was in the early days of recovery from the Thanksgiving-Christmas 2020 COVID-19 pandemic surge. Restaurants and bars were allowed to be open once again, but seating was limited to 4 adults per table.
So I had to sit at a table by myself. As I sipped my beer, I thought, “This is a high-class problem. I came in here and found four of my friends. How many people come in here and sit by…
