Be Adaptable

 The best way to deal with most situations is to adapt to them as they unfold.  It's easier said than done, sadly, but if we work at it, eventually we'll be able to do more--instead of stressing out about things that usually aren't in our control.

Each day pick just one thing that it's important for you to get done.  It can be as simple as "get out of bed" or something more ambitious like "get the laundry in the hamper done."  Whatever the task is, make it something you feel you'll be able to do, though.  For example, if you have two weeks worth of laundry in the hamper, don't be upset if you can't do it all in one go.  And if you can't get it all done, and it was one of your goals, consider what stopped you from being able to accomplish it.  And don't count it as a failure if you don't complete it; consider it a learning experience.

Part of being adaptable is figuring out what you can do and trying to understand when you're unable to meet your goals and expectations.  And don't settle for calling yourself lazy or incapable.  Maybe what you believed to be important really wasn't to you, and that's okay.  Figuring these things out will help us become more adaptable, and if there's something you really dislike doing (but is important to you to have done,) maybe there is someone else out there that is willing to help you get it done.  As always, asking for help is just as important to being adaptable as it is for learning how to find balance in your life.

Roll with the punches.  Don't sweat the little stuff.  Let your plans be detoured or derailed.  Some of the greatest adventures in life come when we least expect them.  So be open to them by embracing adaptability.

Hanson Duvall Puthuff (American, 1875–1972)
Many Paths, California Foothills Landscape