How do you respond to being robbed?

My bike was stolen tonight. It was locked up outside the yoga studio in the same place I have been leaving it for the past 6 months while I work out. Being robbed generates such strong emotions: anger at others and at yourself, distrust, frustrations, stupidity and self deprication. It makes you want to distrust others and live more guarded, less free. Or it forces you to spend more money to be free (like on another bike or a bigger lock). You can't do anything about it, so you want to just move on, but there is a level of self reflection needed to avoid the same thing in the future. But after that reflection, do you change anything?



Unfortunately, in large cities like London, this kind of thing is somewhat of an unevitability. Its the cost of living here. But it sucks. I remain positive despite my recent misfortune and resolve to continue sending positive energy into the world. Londom recently started a campaign to encourage people to be more friendly and polite in public. I think its great and I hope it affects a lot of people.