Plan B 1

Life is unpredictable, uncertain and just plain confusing. One year can seem like a boring “OMG nothing is happening in my life” routine, while seemly wonderful things are happening to your surrounding peeps (does anyone use that term anymore?).  Then it seems like in 1 week, life as you knew it, has completely changed with a blink of an eye.

“Life Planning” is an oxymoron. Sure, you can spend hours, days and years planning a future, but don’t get your heart set on it. Anything, and I do mean anything, can happen to affect those plans. This is why I recommend everyone to have a Plan B… in every aspect of their lives.

Let’s start small… have you ever gone to a restaurant and had your heart set on a meal only to have the waitress tell you that they ran out?  Should have had a Plan B.

How about going to your favorite shoe store?  You find those perfect pair of heels that would look killer in that new skirt you just bought, but then you realize they don’t have your size. Should have had a Plan B.

Next one – you are dating an amazing person and you devote all of your time, energy and precious money in them.  Then out of the blue, they dump you… bummer.  Should have had a Plan B.

Ok, not so much in the last example, but you’re picking up what I’m throwing down.

Those were easy Plan B examples… here are the big, essential ones.

Your marriage, children and your career… to name a few.

Everyone plans for those important aspects of life. You may plan to get married, but the marriage didn’t turn out the way you intended.

You want children, but maybe you can’t get pregnant or financial reasons are holding you back.

“What are you going to be when you grow up” was pretty much the topic of every conversation with every adult when you were a kid, but you always had an answer, right?  As you grew older, your kid career as an astronaut then changed to a doctor… but that could change too… maybe you couldn’t afford the schooling or social situations directed your attention elsewhere.

I know, I know… I’m getting to the point. You can’t allow yourself to get your heart set on something because nothing is ever set in stone (except fossils, but even they can break).  I’m not saying not to plan and fantasize because we all need to do that.  But what I am saying is this: Plan for the future, but have a Plan B or C and possibly a D.  Life changes, plans change, you change.  When you EXPECT your plans to pan out, you’re setting yourself up for a potential huge disappointment.  And we’ve all been there, you’re not alone.  Don’t forget to Live Day by Day, either.

Always remember though, to make sure you always have options and choices. Keep the door open, or heck, keep the window open a crack.

And always have a Plan B.

Just another facet of this Journey Called Life.

Enlighten, Encourage & Embrace your Journey Called Life.

Encourage more content!  
Like, Follow, Share, Comment, and Subscribe