I forget that in life, you make mistakes. Sometimes its hard to decide what's right, wrong and when you realize you make one its like "oh shit". But what can you really do about it? You are given moments to react and then sometimes you can spend a lifetime thinking what ifs.
This thought brings me to a short little conversation I had with someone while I was abroad. I can't remember what kind of day it was, I just knew I was upset. Something had ticked me off and I was walking the carrier with what some would probably say steam coming from my ears. I can across a happy shipmate, and I was so curious on why he seemed so happy. It was the ship, and we have been on the sea for several months now without a port.
He could probably see my frustration and he paused to speak to me. We chatted a bit and I found myself venting to him. Ever heard of the phrase, 'enjoy the little things?'. This next one I believe takes the cake. He gazed at me and questioned me "can you control this?"
After a bit of thinking I realized something; No, I couldn't. There are some things in life that you just can't control. Whether its something at work, how your children act, how something just falls apart. Can you really control when it happens? Coming to that conclusion alone I could see that sneaky little smile of his and I found myself smiling. "why waste your time on the things you can't control?" I remember that so clearly.
So now, during those times of "oh shit I did something wrong" I go back to that talk that I had with a fellow shipmate. Can I control it? If the answer is no, I let it be. Don't sweat the things you can't control guys, it can send you in a crazy spiral of depression, anxiety and even panic attacks! Especially if you have those. And even not, don't let that added stress screw you up either.
I leave you with your thoughts, as I did my own.
