“The traffic jam, rained-out picnic, misplaced keys, and lost sales are all easier to accept. We become more comfortable with the reality that sometimes we’ll get the date or the promotion and other times we won’t. By letting go of our struggle to control everything, we become less easily thrown by life’s daily ups and downs – and less likely to get caught in emotional problems like depression and anxiety or stress-related physical problems like chronic pain and insomnia.”
