In todays world we have made some pretty amazing accomplishments that have increased something we all desire, convenience. We can cook frozen food in minutes with the touch of a button. We can easily decide what to wear based on the weather, all we have to do is ask Siri or google. We can get across the country in a matter of hours via plane flight and text/call internationally within seconds. These are just a few ways our society has enhanced the art of convenience. These are all great, but lets look at the other side of things... We are so used to our lives being orderly and predictable, everything set out for us in a "know all" manner. Were so used to this idea we can have anything with a touch of a button, that we shouldn't have to wait for anything. Were so used to everything being set in a planned format, expecting it to go perfectly. So what happens when life isn't orderly, when we can't predict something? We panic, its our instinct thanks to our new age. We don't work around things anymore or try to make the best of it, we panic. What happens when we can't have something immediately? We become impatient. What if we stopped this cycle? What if instead of freaking out when something doesn't go as planned, we see it as an adventure? What if when we can't have something right now, we learn patience and put our energy into something productive? What if we enjoyed the advances of our society but didn't lean on them 100%, don't make our lives depend on or revolve around them? A change in plans should be spontaneous and exciting not scary, and having to wait for something should be a reason to work harder or call that friend you haven't seen in a while, it shouldn't be annoying. We constantly say, "we don't have enough time", but maybe we do and just don't use our time in the right way. I challenge you to stop living a life of predictions and start living a spontaneous life worth living.
I feel there is something not talked about enough, everyone knows the feeling of failure. We all make mistakes, comes with being human, we all cope with that. How though do we cope when unplanned mistakes take place, I know your wondering what on earth I mean by this, most mistakes are unplanned… I am referring to the mistakes, the trials that occur even when the “rules” are followed, those that incur even when perhaps we have done everything right that is within in our power. This takes a different type of coping, paired with an even greater understanding and matched with yet a greater perspective. In order to cope and heal from these unplanned mistakes we need to evaluate what was within our control and what was genuinely not. Often times when things go wrong we immediately blame and criticize ourselves because let’s be real, that is much easier than accepting the unknown and accepting the true lack of control we had over the situation. It is facing this fact though that allows for
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