It is what it is

I have been neglecting coming on here. I am so sorry. We have been doing a lot of stuff around the house and with Corrie here I have not be doing as much with her. Isn't that always the way. Anyway I wanted to share a little parable I heard recently about how we look at situations in life as we go through them.

A rancher had a nice place with a few hundred acres and 4 nice horses. One day his neighbor stopped by and commented on how nice his horses were.

"It is what it is, for good or for bad," replied the rancher.

A few days later a big storm hit and knocked out part of the corral fence. The 4 horses ran away. The neighbor again stopped by.

"Too bad about your horses," said the neighbor.
"It is what it is, for good or for bad," replied the rancher.

About a week later the horses returned and with them were four more mustangs.

"Wow those are some nice looking horse, how lucky you are that you have 8 fine horses instead of just 4," The neighbor commented.
"It is was it is, for good or for bad," The rancher said.

With the extra horses, though, came extra work. The neighbor had to help out.

"Man there is a lot of extra work now," said the neighbor. "We can't go on nice long trail rides anymore."
"It is what it is, for good or for bad," came the expected response of the rancher.

The neighbor's son needed a job, so the rancher hired him instead.

"Wow this is great!" said the neighbor. "My son is gaining so much experienced from training those mustangs and making a name for himself."
"It is was it is, for good or for bad," The rancher said.

Okay this story could go on and on. The version I heard and a few more things happen in it but I think you get the idea.