HOPE THIS HELPS

THINGS DON'T GO ACCORDING TO PLAN.  LET'S JUST GET THAT FACT OUT FRONT BEFORE I TOUCH ON ANYTHING ELSE.  WE HAVE THIS ASSUMPTION, THAT EVERYTHING HAS TO WORK OUT PERFECTLY, BUT, IN MY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME ON THIS EARTH; I HAVE BATTLED FURIOUSLY AGAINST THE UNIVERSAL TRUTH, THAT NOTHING GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN.  I HAVE LOST SLEEP, FRIENDS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND HAIR OVER IT.  WE ALL, MYSELF INCLUDED, HAVE A HARD ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT THINGS DON'T JUST COORDINATE AND HAPPEN ACCORDING TO THE PLAN WE HAVE LAID OUT.  TIME DOESN'T HAVE YOU IN MIND WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR PLANS, AND NEITHER DOES THE UNIVERSE.  THE THINGS THAT MATTER MORE THAN THE PLAN IS PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE, WHEN THE PLAN BECOMES EXTENDED.  THIS IS THE REASON, A LOT OF US HAVE A SENSE OF UNHAPPINESS AND UNEASINESS.  WE DEVELOP THIS TIMELINE IN OUR MINDS, AND WHEN THINGS DON'T FALL IN LINE, WE BEGIN TO STRESS.  THIS STRESS LEADS TO BAD DECISIONS, ANGER, AND RESENTMENT, WHICH CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL. 

SO, WHAT THEN WOULD BE THE PROPER REACTION, WHEN THINGS ARE NOT GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN?  WELL, MAYBE THE INITIAL ADJUSTMENT, SHOULD BE PATIENCE.  TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND JUST TAKE STOCK OF THE POSITION YOU ARE IN.  ARE YOU AT A PLACE, WHERE, YOU JUST NEED TO RELAX AND WAIT PATIENTLY?  IF SO, THEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TIME, AND BE READY TO BREAK INTO THE NEXT LEVEL, WHEN THE TIME/OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE.  WHAT IF YOU HAVE BEEN PATIENT FOR A "PROPER" AMOUNT OF TIME?  I SAY PROPER, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, OUR IMPATIENCE IS PROMPTED BY OUR STRESS AND OUR TIMELINE.  IF YOU HAVE GIVEN IT A GOOD AMOUNT OF PATIENCE, THEN IT MAY BE TIME TO REEVALUATE THE POSITION AND DETERMINE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.  THINGS HAVE A WAY OF WORKING THEMSELVES OUT, HOWEVER, IF YOU SIT BACK PATIENTLY AND OBSERVE, AND NOTICE THERE ARE THINGS ARE NOT ALLOWING YOUR ADVANCEMENT, THEN YOU MIGHT NEED TO MAKE CHANGES.  HOW DRAMATIC THE CHANGE IS, DEPENDS ON WHAT EXACTLY IS HOLDING YOU STAGNANT.  THEY SAY, IF YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE SITUATION, CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD IT, AND SOMETIMES, THIS IS A VERY VIABLE OPTION AS WELL.  SOMETIMES WHAT YOU ARE ON ABOUT, IS SIMPLY SOMETHING YOU NEED TO CHANGE INSIDE YOUR OWN MIND AND HAVEN'T DECIDED TO ACCEPT IT AS IT IS.  THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS, THAT FLOOD OUR MINDS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, IN ADDITION TO OUR PLANS, AND SOMETIMES, YOU NEED TO FILTER OUT WHAT IS AND ISN'T IMPORTANT.  THIS HELPS CLEAN OUT THE CLUTTER.  WHAT GOOD IS IT, TO GO EXACTLY ACCORDING TO THE TIMELINE IN YOUR MIND, AND BE STRESSED, UNHAPPY, AND RESTLESS?  ON THE FLIPSIDE, WHAT GOOD IS IT, TO ABSOLUTELY IGNORE THE TIMELINE, AND BE APATHETIC ACCEPTING WHAT ISN'T CLEARLY GOING TO HAPPEN, OR WHAT YOU FEEL WON'T HAPPEN.  THIS IS ONLY GOING TO LEAD TO UNHAPPINESS AND DEPRESSION, FOR SURE.  GIVING UP COMPLETELY ON ONE'S OWN TIMELINE, IS DEFINITELY A QUICK ROUTE TO DEPRESSION....UNLESS, YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, WHO JUST IS; SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE COMPLETELY HAPPY LIVING THEY WAY THEY LIVE, AND MORE POWER TO THEM.  FOR THOSE OF US, WHO HAVE A SENSE OF ASPIRATION, THEN THIS WON'T DO, AND YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO GIVE UP.  INSTEAD, BE PATIENT.

THE BIGGEST FEAR WE HAVE IS THAT, THE RUT WE GET STUCK IN, IS THE RUT WE WILL BOTH LIVE, AND EVENTUALLY DIE IN.  IT'S A SCARY PROPOSITION, BUT, IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT, SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU WANT THINGS TO BE PERFECT.  WE RUSH INTO DECISIONS, BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT PATIENCE IS CRUCIAL, ALONG WITH CONSTANT REEVALUATION AND OBSERVANCE.  IT SHOULD BE A DAILY PRACTICE.  THERE'S ALL THESE MOTIVATIONAL MEMES AND QUOTES, THAT MAKE PEOPLE FEEL AS IF THEY DON'T CONTRIBUTE ENOUGH TO THEIR DREAMS, AND IT'S STUPID.  THE POINT, IS TO KNOW THAT THE TIMELINE, IS A LONG TERM GOAL.  YOU KEEP IT AT THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR MIND, AS A WAY TO KEEP YOU IN A PLACE OF PEACE, BUT, ALSO SO THAT YOU DON'T ABANDON YOUR EFFORTS, TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.  YOU GOTTA CRAWL BEFORE YOU WALK.  THE MOST PRIZED POSSESSION, IN YOUR PATH TO WHATEVER GOALS YOU CHOOSE, ISN'T THE TIMELINE, BUT, THE STATE OF YOUR MIND.  IF YOU KEEP YOUR MIND CENTERED, AND BE RATIONAL, YOUR PATH WON'T FORK OFF INTO A PLACE, WHERE YOU HAVE TO SETTLE.  THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THAT IS A PROVEN FACT.  THE TIME IS NEVER AS IMPORTANT, AS THE FACT AS THE ACCOMPLISHMENT.  REMEMBER THAT.      -   925