Imputed Value

Today, I learned a valuable lesson about the way that I approach certain aspects of my life.

Over the past several years, I have gotten myself  into a certain mindset with regards to the way that I do a certain thing. Up until today, I have been in the habit of acting and thinking a certain way because that was, for the longest time, the best way to do things. With the help of my wife, I was able to realize that some of the conditions have changed, and that the best way to approach things now is to prepare myself and start thinking in a different way. My old way of doing things had caused me to miss out on something, and I felt kind of dumb about it. As a result, I resolved to start thinking and doing things differently, so as not to suffer any more setbacks. I had learned a valuable lesson.

Then, as chance would have it, I ended up getting exactly what I wanted anyway, and I ended up in a better situation than when I started out the day, missing out on the other thing,  without having to change anything about the way I do things.

And that is a huge reason why I have such a difficult time navigating my way through life. So many things that should matter, don't.