"It is what It is"

The unofficial motto of 2009....

It is what it is- This one simple phrased has come out of more people's mouth in the last month than jobs have been created in the past year (Not hard to imagine). I wasn't aware of its virtual motto status until lately when I heard Governor Bev Purdue use it in reference to the economic status of North Carolina. And just the other day in a meeting with a boss, he said "It is what it is people." So what does is all really mean, I guess its self explanatory right-

No need to over think and over analyze (though I do it all the time), when it boils down to it...when we make a decision its a done deal. You live with the consequences, the good the bad the ugly. You fall every so often, get back up and try again. Some things go the way you want, others do not. Sometimes life hits us with unexpected twists and turns...other times is smooth.

What you are looking for is usually right in front of you. I love it when I ask myself hard questions like how did I get in this situation. I suppose I am looking for some kind of concrete answer. Something tangible that provides a step by step account of which turns I took to arrive at my current place in life. Essentially that's what we all want right, a concrete answer or explanation. Something to make us feel like everything had a purpose. While I believe everything does have a purpose, I accept I cannot always know every purpose at the time I want to see it. Which brings me to this summary.......

With life, work, money, people, love, problems, ....the unofficial motto of 2009 hits the nail on the head-
"IT IS WHAT IT IS!"

.....but then again is it?