Things don’t always go as we anticipate.

If things ALWAYS went the way we expected them to… we would all be Psychics.  That would be trouble.  I’d know what you were thinking, and you would know what I was thinking.. and … well…. you can imagine the repercussions of THAT scenario.

But back to what we “THINK” will happen.  It seems that I spend a lot of time in “Anticipation Mode.”  I try to imagine what a certain “event” or “happening” will be like.

Sometimes, I get myself downright worked up over it.  Downright Worked Up.  Now there’s a phrase for you.  But it is true.

The main canon of a lot of the stress we feel… is this highly frustrating, nagging and oh-so-scary feeling…. deep down inside …. that WE just don’t know what’s going to happen next. (See Psychic Comment Above.)

Life is unpredictable.  That is the nature of it.  Luck, randomness and chance contribute to this capricious existence.   It is simply unrealistic to think we can control things.  Unfortunately, for this worrying little head… we can’t control that unforeseeable future.

Intellectually, I totally GET this.  Emotionally, I flounder.  I know it would do me well to focus my energy on the things I CAN control.  Which, for the most part…. are my thoughts and my actions!  And. Sometimes I can’t even control my thoughts….   (Again.. see reference above to irrational worry.)

It is best… to stop worrying about the future because…. because we are missing the best time of our lives right HERE, and right NOW.  That is what I understand… in my rational little brain.  But whatever body part controls worry…. hasn’t figured this out yet.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.  —  Saint Francis de Sales