Life Lessons (And Head Injuries) Have a Funny Way of Repeating

Question and Thought for the Day March 4, 2025

Question of the Day: What is the oddest way you’ve injured yourself?

Thought of the Day: Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. — Pema Chödrön

Life has a way of making sure we learn the lessons we need—whether we want to or not. Ignore them, fight them, pretend they don’t exist… doesn’t matter. They’ll just keep showing up in different ways, sometimes disguised as opportunities, sometimes as frustrations, and sometimes as a dryer door to the forehead.

Yeah, that’s right. I almost gave myself a concussion by hitting my head on the dryer door. I’d like to say I was doing something important or heroic, but no—I just stood up too fast, forgot the door was open, and WHAM. Instant regret. Stars. A very real debate about whether I should Google “signs of a mild concussion.”

And you know what? It wasn’t even the first time I’d done it. Which brings me back to today’s thought:

“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” — Pema Chödrön

So what was the lesson? Maybe “pay attention to your surroundings.” Maybe “slow down.” Maybe just “don’t be an idiot.” Either way, life has a funny way of repeating itself when we refuse to learn.

Which leads me to today’s question:

What’s the Oddest Way You’ve Injured Yourself?

Because let’s be honest, we’ve all had at least one ridiculous injury. The kind where, as soon as it happens, you just know you’ll be telling the story for years.

Maybe you tripped while trying to impress someone. Maybe you got a black eye from a rogue cabinet door. Maybe you, too, have battled a household appliance and lost.

The good news? At least we’re learning something along the way. Or, at the very least, providing quality entertainment.

So, tell me—what’s your strangest injury? Let’s compare battle scars.

And if life keeps hitting you over the head (literally or figuratively), maybe it’s time to ask yourself: What lesson am I supposed to be learning here?

Because until you do, it’s not going anywhere.