When you accept the premise behind this quote, you might cease being so impatient with how things are going.

Have you ever made plans to go somewhere or do something, working hard to get everything right? Then the event occurs. It can go very well; it can go horribly wrong; or it can be somewhere in between. We’ve talked about this before as far as expectations are concerned. By that I mean take some time to determine if things really were okay but just not as great as you expected (hoped) they would be. You can then change your opinion of how things went by removing or altering your expectations.

But this quote is about accepting that there is a reason for what happened when they actually did have problems or went badly.

Accept it. And declare it good (that’s thanks to the great Catherine Ponder). Stop getting your own way because you think you know how everything is supposed to work out. You don’t. Remember by motto “everything always works out for me”. It may not look that way at the time. But it will eventually.

What’s going on or happening in your life right now is not the end, not the destination. It’s just part of the process. You got on the local train, not the express. This train makes lots of stops but eventually will take you where you’re supposed to be. Even you don’t know where that is going to be. You can only hope for something and yes, you can plan for it but know that there is a force much smarter than you operating the train you’re on.

Enjoy the ride. Get off at each stop and see the sights. You will get where you’re supposed to be.