Don't Fret - Just Enjoy The Journey

    OK. You know when things happen in life, we tend to get annoyed, discontent. Obviously you've realized I'm talking about those things, the things that we ALL deal with. The things that make us FRET. Bills, car problems, house problems, relationship problems, you name it. But here is the thing--if you "fret" about all of these things, how does that make it any better? Point given.

       Fretting gets us nowhere. Well, I take that back. It does get us somewhere, but not anywhere that we want to be. It takes us into a mental state, a realm in which we can't even desire to be happy. Worrying and feeling annoyed over these things in life that we seemingly feel as if they only happen to us (which is not true by the way) only makes us feel sorry for ourselves. It gives us a reason to not enjoy the ride that life has to offer us. Just being able to wake up and read, to smell and have loved ones is extremely rewarding. Don't fret, please. No one said that you'd be stuck in this particular position forever. No one said that there won't be better times ahead. No one said that you wouldn't enjoy the journey... but enjoying the journey is only made possible if you change your mindset. There is a quote out there that I am sure you've read or have heard somewhere. I can't remember who wrote it, but it states, "When you change the things you look at, the things that you look at, change."

       Now that is a powerful quote. don't focus on the negative. I say that you should just enjoy the journey. Don't fret.  Be positive about everything. Change your thinking. Most likely, today, you will come into contact with someone who is "fretting" about whatever...be a positive influence on them and send your "non-fretting" attitude towards them. It will make all the difference, because if you are like me and believe in karma, then you have just set yourself up for someone to do the exact same thing for YOU.

       Just remember that life is a mixture of many things. Think of life as a bag of trail mix. Not everyone likes everything that comes in trail mix. We tend to choose what we want to eat by picking out the almonds, the nuts, or the fruits. Let the bag of trail mix be...let life be...and enjoy everything it has to offer, even when some of the things that it offers isn't what you particularly enjoy.


Don't fret...just enjoy the journey!