Over 40 years ago, I was on a shuttle between New York and Boston, back when you could show up at 8:55 for a 9 o’clock flight. Two businessmen in the row ahead of me were talking about their kids and their growing up pains. One concluded the conversation with, We all muddle through. I remember thinking those were words to live by.
I told this story to a new client just yesterday. This thread and some personal troubles have me feeling a little down, but I will muddle through.
Freegards.
It’s funny, isn’t it, the pieces of life advice we pick up along the way that stick with us.
When I was 16, I started working for 7-11 as a clerk. One day, when I was stocking the shelves with Butterfingers, I found a card that someone had obviously placed in the box. It was a printed card that said:
Don’t worry about the future,
The present is all thou hast.
The future will soon be present,
And the present will soon be past.
For some reason, that simple verse has stuck with me, now for almost 50 years.
I hope you’re able to successfully muddle through your current issues.