When plans fall through

You'd been looking forward to that plan all week and, at the last minute, it's canceled. Or the day you had so well organized goes sideways by mid-morning. Being annoyed is normal: you had put enthusiasm and time into something that's no longer going to happen. But the day isn't lost: it has changed. Dwelling on what didn't happen keeps you from seeing what is there: a free afternoon, someone you weren't counting on, time for something you'd been putting off. For those who believe, God is also in plan B. Accepting it with good humor isn't settling; it's no longer fighting with what has already happened so you can make the most of what's in front of you.