Plans

“There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go....”  Richard Bach, One.

If we only knew that at the beginning.... the road less traveled, the easy path, the escalator. We'd probably all think a little harder about what we do before we act, if we knew how far-reaching the outcome would be.

Fall off the monkey bars when you're ten. Broken arm, still gives you trouble in winter when you're fifty. Enemies with the geeky kid in high school? Next thing you know, you're thirty and he's interviewing you for a job you really need. That guy you dumped right before prom? He's your loan officer. Simple decisions in life, yet they affect you later. You only hope others are adult and move on. Otherwise.... there's trouble.

But trouble keeps you hustling. Making new decisions after something goes wrong, that's what keeps us young. And stressed. I try to have plans A, B, C, and D. Hasn't worked out well sometimes, but having plans reduces the stress. You can recover to that next plan easier than having to pull one out of thin air. And keep stepping....

Oh yeah. Look out for that tree....