It’s normal to
worry. It’s normal to plan for and
prepare an eventuality.
Yesterday, we
had reports of a large snow storm headed our way. Like most everyone in our area, Kim and I
drove to our grocery store and stocked up “just in case.” We didn’t want to be caught short or caught without. We filled up the cars with gas. Kim drove to her school to pick up papers she
needed in order to complete her grades “just in case.” Emily studied “just in case” we did have
school and she had to write her midyear exams.
“Just in case.”
School was
called off last night “just in case” it would get bad. When we woke up, there wasn’t any snow on the
ground. None in the air. The temperatures weren’t unbearable. Now I say this as a former Wisconsinite who
braved feet of snow and icy temperatures and who attended school with both in
the forecast and on the ground. Yet, it wasn’t until 10:30
AM when the first flurries fell.
Flurries, not snow.
“Just in case.”
As the day wore
on, it got nastier. Icy roads. Wind.
Temperatures dropped. Good call
to close school. It would have been
tough for student drivers to get home.
Maybe tougher for buses on the back roads.
All of this
planning and all of this preparation “just in case” made me think . . .
It is good to
plan and prepare ahead. To make sure
everything is in order for an eventuality.
We need to protect ourselves and protect our loved ones. Planning and preparation is necessary.
What isn’t
necessary, however, is worry. What isn’t
necessary, and what can be harmful and hurtful to yourself and others is the
stress that results from worry.
We can’t control
weather. Sometimes . . . most times . .
. we can’t control people, their actions, their reactions, and
certainly not their feelings or emotions.
Best we can do is plan and prepare and take care of ourselves . . . our
own feelings, our own actions, our own reactions.
How many times
do we plan and prepare in The Anticipation Of . . . only to find that we
planned and prepared for Nothing? We
stressed. We worried. We fretted quietly, silently, and sometimes even
loudly only for our worry, our planning, our preparation to result in Nothing. We get ourselves worked up over Nothing at
all.
Sometimes it
might be best to plan, to prepare, and then take a step back, take a breath,
relax, and then let whatever happen knowing that we cannot control it all
anyway. For your own health . . .
physical, mental and emotional. And just
as importantly, for the health of those who are near you, who you love and who
love you. Something to think about . . .
Live Your Life,
and Make A Difference!
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