Sometimes life simply doesn't result in what you expected, and when that happens you have a few choices. You can roll with it and adjust as necessary. Try to change the course of things, simply revolt, or passively accept the circumstances as is.
When I began the journey, I thought I knew what would happen. I thought people would work together, help each other, support one another, and do their best with a common mission in mind. I was mistaken. I didn't realize how much our "common" differed from one another in style and objectives. I didn't realize that the words support, care, collaboration, and communication would be defined differently. I simply thought that most people thought about situations like this one similarly to me, but I was clearly mistaken--people had very different thoughts and ideas about the situation and as way led on to way, those differences made the situation more difficult and the collaboration less likely. I was hurt for a long, long time about this, but now I'm finally realizing that I'm almost completely powerless in the situation, and my way isn't their way. I'm mostly alone in this situation, alone and mostly uninvited to partake. It's a lonely experience, but one that I can see no other avenue--I've tried many, and all those avenues failed. The only choice left is to move on.
