a seagull song

As I've traveled through life, I've come to a certain realization: though I may be quite good at flying by the seat of my pants, I am not so good at landing afterward. 

It seems that "flying" by the seat of my pants, though enjoyable (and necessary much of the time), is almost always followed by "falling" by the seat of my pants. And, though falling is significantly easier than flying, falling by your pants' seat, gracefully, is next to impossible.