The Unexpected

I think it is safe to say, for all of us, that there are times in life when the unexpected gets thrown at us. What do you do?? Well that very much depends of course on what it is that is thrown, where we are with ourselves and how prepared in life we are for the unexpected to happen. I doubt there are many people who live in a constant state of expecting the unexpected so they are always prepared, however, some people just seem to be able to deal with life's testing moments better than others.

One answer to this might be that some people are more prepared to come out of their comfort zones a little, or a lot, quicker than others. Leaving that place of safety is not quite so traumatic because some people are more comfortable with experiencing life; they just get on with it and take it all in their stride.

Do you envy people like that? Do you sometimes wish you could be more like that instead of thinking of all the worst case scenarios that inevitably stop you from jumping into things?

At this stage I know some people will be saying 'Yes, but, I can't just up sticks and shoot off somewhere because I have people depending on me for x, y or z.' What I would say to you people is time for a reality check! This might not be the nicest way of getting a message across, it's certainly to the point - guess what? You are replaceable! If you were kidnapped by aliens or (hopefully not) had to go into hospital for example, life would go on without you. Other people would take up the reins and fill in where you once were and life would continue.

Sad perhaps but very true, we are all replaceable in some respects so why stop living your life, moving forward and why turn down opportunities that come your way 'just incase?' Grab those opportunities with both arms open wide! They are often the ones that come along to teach us something new. These opportunities present themselves because the time is right for us to move forward in some way; to learn a new skill; to see another side of something; perhaps even to move us away from what has become a mundane existence.

Don't 'exist' when you can live. Be prepared for unexpected things or at least be ready in the sense that when something presents itself, you don't automatically look for excuses to stay in your comfort zone but you say 'brilliant, what do I have to put in place so I can go with this?' Live life to the full and get out of it as much as you can ~ it makes you a much more interesting person and when your time is up, you won't be the one lying there feeling as though there was always something missing, you just couldn't put your finger on what that was......

Have fun, be creative, learn from within.


Lezlee


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