"These are the best of times...these are the worst of times"...
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Capt Lightning
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As many people have said, "Life is what happens to us when we are making other plans."
Life is full of random and unpredictable events, so you can plan as much as you like, but you'd better be prepared to change when the need arises.
Life is full of random and unpredictable events, so you can plan as much as you like, but you'd better be prepared to change when the need arises.
feywon
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Not sure 'plan' right word for what i do. i am constantly seeking the most efficacious way to do necessary tasks so i have more time for reading, learning, enjoying loved ones (family, friends, animals) and the world around me. But i usually have backup procedures for when interrupted, something forces me to put off or do differently. i know any plan one makes is subject to being blocked, needing revision etc.
hollydolly
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Gawd , ain't that the truth...
Alligatorob
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Remy
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- California, USA
Wasn't well planned, still a mess.
oldaunt
professional hermit
I just keep going, one step at a time, and try to keep the big fires under control.....
RadishRose
Forever in Our Hearts
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- Connecticut, USA
Certainly not planned
CarolfromTX
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- Central Texas
Planned, yes. Plans didnât always work out, so there was always plan B. Or C. But good decisions? Plenty of those, with a little luck thrown in.
Aunt Bea
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No plan and very few goals.
I'm thankful and content with the way things have turned out.
Maybe the key to my success was low expectations.
I'm thankful and content with the way things have turned out.
Maybe the key to my success was low expectations.
CinnamonSugar
A Quiet American
One time my older daughter and I were walking in Tybee Beach and she asked, âDo you wish youâd done things different?â (Referring to entering what turned out to be a disastrous marriage).
I replied, âsure. But then I wouldnât be sharing this time with you so it was worth itâ
even what seems like a soul-destroying chain of events can lead to greater good⌠like my then-husband telling me, âyouâd better find a job or get an education b/c Iâm divorcing youâ. (I hadnât worked outside the home and had no degree or experience). Went to college, got my RN, have had a very satisfying career in nursing
always grateful that Godâs mercies are new every morning
I replied, âsure. But then I wouldnât be sharing this time with you so it was worth itâ
even what seems like a soul-destroying chain of events can lead to greater good⌠like my then-husband telling me, âyouâd better find a job or get an education b/c Iâm divorcing youâ. (I hadnât worked outside the home and had no degree or experience). Went to college, got my RN, have had a very satisfying career in nursing
always grateful that Godâs mercies are new every morning
When strictly on "gut feel"...wouldn't have married my hub otherwise and it was the very best choice I've made in my whole life. Had to go against my family and friends to do so, but the gut said "go for it". Think it was my mission this time around, to learn to go with my gut (solar plexus) feelings.
feywon
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- Rural North Central NM
So agree. This why i have few regrets tho i did make some bad choices, and why i wouldn't change any of it. Because everything good and bad made me who i am now and ked me too this place in my life.
