When things don't go our way...

As wee go through life and years come and go, we are going to face many times when things don't go our way. We get upset and are sad because they did not work out how we expected or wanted them to.

I have found that we spend way too much time feeling bad about such occasions. If there is nothing we can do to change what has or hasn't happened, then we really are wasting valueable time and energy. When things are out of our control, that is exactly what they are, out of our control. It is highly likely that no matter what we say or do, it is not going to matter.

On the other hand, how much time are we investing on those things we do have control over. Chances are, very little. This happens cause they have not presented us with rejection or a negative effect yet. Why do we wait for things to go wrong before we pay attention to them? We don't mean to ignore such things, but we do. How much better it would be to invest our time and energy on such things as those we can and do control. These things and their positive outcome can bring us joy and a feeling of accomplishment. While I am on this subject, once we have taken care of a matter successfully, we should celebrate it and spend time enjoying the results of our work. Is it not far better to enjoy something we accomplished, rather then feeling sad and defeated over something we had no control over....