Renting a car started off badly.

I got to the counter after my flight, and faced the line that was longer and slower than security had been.

But I went through, focusing on the book I was reading.

At the counter, the job of the guy was to scare me into buying insurance.

Well, he scared me, anyway.

I was already hot and jittery when I finally got into the vehicle.

And then I couldn’t figure out how to get it out of park.

Maybe there is some security feature on new cars, I don’t know.

But that was when I decided “Enough.”

I walked back to the counter and turned in the keys,

“What was your mileage?”

“Zero. I never moved it.”

I was ready to lose the deposit, but the new guy kindly just cancelled it for me.

Lyft, the bus, and friends got me through the trip.

Sometimes, you just have to admit to yourself that your original idea is not going to work for you.

Even if you have put down a deposit and wasted an hour in line.

Do you have something you need to let go, even though you invested in it? If so, what?