Had a guy tell me that years ago. I had been stressing about something. He told me I needed to just relax, let things turn out how they turn out. He said, “You’re a speck, on a speck, in a speck….ten years from now you probably won’t even remember what you’re worried about right now and if you do you probably won’t care about it”.

He was right. It’s been more than ten years and I can’t for the life of me remember what I was going on about with him.

I’ve thought about that saying countless times over the years though. It really seems to reduce things into their proper level of importance. Seems somewhat easy to care about something or increase the level of importance to something that doesn’t warrant it. Outside of living and breathing there really isn’t much we have to do.

There is a lot in this life that we can use to clutter things. Most of which doesn’t amount to a hill of beans. Sure, we’d all like things to work out a certain way. We’re just not happy when they don’t. We often put too much weight on things that over time don’t really have much impact. How many times have we hoped or prayed for something that turned out entirely better than we had imagined?

Sometimes I think we put too much time and effort into worrying about whether or not we get the job. Sometimes I think we’d be better off just doing the absolute best we can in any given job position we’re in, business we’re trying to run, or relationship we’re in, and then just leave the rest ta God.

I mean, what’s the worst that can happen? Are we not gonna get the promotion? Will we have ta get a different client ta peddle our products to? Will we have ta find someone new to talk to? See, as much as I know we’d all like things ta stay the same, or change in our own way when we want them to – they don’t.

So perhaps the best thing we can do is simply acknowledge that by giving whatever it is the appropriate amount of attention to it?

Sometimes things not working out the way you want is exactly what you need.

Afterall, we all got roughly 100 years on this spinning ball in the middle of nowhere….why spend time giving a shit about things we shouldn’t give a shit about? 

What I know is that in spite of all my worries and fears, years have passed and I’m better off now than I was then. Nothing I worried about or stressed over amounted to anything. Things worked out. Things always work out. They do. We just don’t always recognize it at the time. 

So maybe, think about that and remember the Speck that you are. Consider the vastness of the Speck that you’re on. And have some faith in He who created the Speck that you’re in.

All the worries and fears you’re facing….ten years from now no one is gonna give a shit and neither will you. 

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***Free your mind of the thoughts of getting the promotion, the job, the business, the relationship issues, the test results, the economy, who’s president, etc. No, Ima not sayin those things aren’t important. I’m simply sayin that whatever the results of those things may be – you’ll deal with it. So don’t give any of those things an ounce more of your time, your thoughts, or your effort that isn’t warranted. You do ALL THAT YOU CAN DO. Everything that is within your power to do. And then give ta God and let it go. Just walk away. Physically, emotionally, spiritually – check out. Your “job” is to simply do your best to the best of your ability. That’s it. Nothing else that follows is up to you or is within your control. So stop attempting to control the results! You ARE a speck, on a speck, in a speck….act like it. Humble yourself and accept how things turn out. Then respond accordingly. With your best. 

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