Everything is Neutral. Things Are Only Bad if You Think They’re Bad.
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Many of us worry too much. It’s a natural instinct to plan, but dwelling on all the possible bad outcomes isn’t going to help the situation. Lawyers are trained to manage risks for clients. They’re supposed to look ahead and make sure there are as many Plan B’s as possible for their clients so if things don’t go their way perhaps the situation can be salvaged through an alternate route.
But we can’t let this be the default setting for our worldview. If you have a flight to catch there are any number of things that could go wrong to prevent you from getting onboard and even impede the plane from getting off the ground. If you wake up late to catch the flight it’s normal to feel nervous, and a bit worried, but if all you do is dwell on everything bad that could happen you’d never get out of bed and the plane would leave without you. You’re late. So what? Just get moving. If you get on the flight, great. If not, get on the next one. It will cost you more money, but you’ll get where you need to be.
As bad as something might be, as much as you may think it’s the end of the world, is it really? What’s making the world suck is your belief that it sucks. Despite how horrible today is the sun will rise tomorrow and tomorrow gives us another chance to do better, to move on from whatever loss we suffer, to learn from our mistakes and do better.
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