We are afraid of the wrong things

There is an image I have in my mind. It is of myself in twenty years time. If only the image portrayed all the 'things' I want in life; the 'stuff' I want to own, the people I want to love, and the 'friends' I want to keep. If only life will work out the way I imagine it will, the way I plan it will.

I am a self-confessed planner. Everyone around me knows it. Having no plan is one of my biggest fears. Ask my closest friends and they will tell you; I always want to plan for the 'incase' situation, there is always a plan B. What comforts me in these thoughts is the fact that I know, without a doubt, that I am not alone in thinking this way. There are thousands, if not millions, of people who think like I do; people who always plan to plan and have a plan incase the plan fails. It is people like me who are afraid of the wrong things. Don't get me wrong, planning has its benefits but more often than not it causes more stress and anxiety than it is worth.

I am afraid of something I can't control; the future. I am afraid of what's coming and not what's happening. The worst part, like I mentioned earlier, is that I am not alone. We are afraid of the future, we are afraid of what's coming. We are afraid of the wrong things. We must try to remember that we are living today, and not necessarily tomorrow. But with that in mind a good holiday is usually well-planned, and who am I to try and deprive people of a good holiday. Be afraid of tomorrow but try also to be afraid of today; fear can often lead us to accomplish things we would never otherwise have tried.

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