You may occasionally find yourself being carried by circumstance. Something is happening and there isn’t much you can do to prevent it or even steer it. It happens – we can’t be in control all the time.
When you find yourself in this circumstance, I’ve often found the best thing to do is just take a nap. Some things can’t be helped! You got on the wrong train, maybe? Well guess what, it’s not turning around for you. Figure out when the next stop is, then rest your eyes. If you can plan a little, go ahead. But worrying wastes energy.
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