Readiness

Watched a marathon of Teen Mom on MTV. Regardless of why teen pregnancy happens, the common theme post delivery for all the failed relationships is one of readiness. Everyone believes they are ready for the choice they make. Many are not. In judging the situation, our bias is based towards the current state. Well, we are all getting along just fine, so when we add this new child we will be just fine. Well, as every investment portfolio state, past performance can not predict future results. Life is not about the present, it is about our ability to self-assess more than the future or anything else. What I could to now or next week matters far less than what we can accept now and sustain in the future. All of us can handle change for a week. What about handling a disruption entering our life next week and being present for an unknown time? That is what readiness is about. What we are prepared for and can sustain. The odds are for things that surprise us, we can not sustain.