Jam-Side Downers

Jam-side Downers

Life is often full of jam-side-downers. You know the idea: You sleep-in, you’re running late, you can’t find the car keys, you’re eating breakfast on the run, you drop your toast, and it lands jam-side-down!

In order to take the stress out of jam-side-downers, sometimes it’s necessary to surrender to the situation. Why fight it when you can’t do a thing about it. Why get stressed out when you’re in a jam that is outside your control - traffic jams are perfect examples.

Why not just sit back and surrender to the moment? Turn up the radio and bring your blood pressure down, take a few deep breaths and let that guy into your lane instead of staring him down.

A few survivors of the 9/11 Twin Tower Tragedy got together afterwards to exchange stories of why they were still alive. Their reasons were extraordinarily ordinary.

Someone had missed her bus. Someone had slept in. Someone couldn’t get a taxi. Someone’s car wouldn’t start. Someone had got stuck in a traffic jam....

When things go unexpectedly haywire and you have no control over that jam-side-downer, consider, there might just be a reason for it.

Surrender to the moment and relax.