Picking the Right Rancher

I hate watermelon Jolly Ranchers--I really truly despise them! At the same time, I absolutely love the blue raspberry ones. One thing I've noticed, however, is that most of the bags are practically filled with watermelon Jolly Ranchers and the the blue raspberry ones are scarce. Not only are they scarce, but they're at the very bottom of the bag. To get to these, I have to dig through all of the gross Jolly Ranchers to get to the kind that I enjoy, and maybe even enjoy the occasional grape or apple Jolly Rancher on my way.

I feel cheesy for saying this, but it reminds me of life. You have do work hard and dig through the crappy times, taking a few halfway decent pick-me-ups on the way before you can get to the part that you love. This might be graduating from high school, graduating college, getting married, having children, or even something as simple as going to the store to get a new bag of Jolly Ranchers.

So next time things aren't going the way you want them to, pop a grape Jolly Rancher in your mouth and keep on truckin'.