If I Can't Change It, I Have To Let It Go

I had a terribly stressed out day yesterday at work till I got a headache. The stress came from being so focused on looking for that breakthrough in a situation, that I was doing everything I could and figuring out all kinds of solution to solve one problem.

I did stop and think about how I ought to relax when there's nothing I could do to improve the situation but the waiting parts kept me uneasy nonetheless. The insecure that I can't meet the deadline was the main cause for the stress. But still, I need to practise more to breathe and let go of all the negative thoughts when I've done all I could and there's nothing else I could do.

One thing that I regretted was that I wasn't careful enough earlier on that could potentially reduce the amount of stress. But this is also me holding on to something that I can't change. And when I can't change, I have to let go. Or I'll just stress myself out.

Today I was reminded that if my intention for an action wasn't clear enough, I'll end up confusing myself when I got to a destination. Not knowing what to do became time and opportunity wasted. I sort of put this out as a test because on my way there I already know my intention for going wasn't clear, and yet I thought I just go and see what happens. Sure enough, I was distracted and lost. But good thing was this wasn't anything significant. And I feel I was able to learn from this real life experience of loss in opportunity, and hope I don't repeat this in something that's more significant.