Any process must be manageable.

The past few months have been tense. A lot of work, meetings, negotiations, discussions about money and terms.. There was always something to coordinate and sign. At the same time everyday life also demanded attention. I felt tired, but I kept working at same pace because it seemed like there was no other option.

One evening I randomly turned on a horoscope forecast for February. It said there would be many meetings and deals, and that it would be better not to rush important decisions until after the 20th. I didn’t take it seriously, but an idea styaed somewhere in the back of my mind. And indeed in February active negotiations began.One contract was almost signed, and then the process suddenly stopped. At first it was irritating, but the pause turned out to be useful, because new terms appeared that hadn’t been discussed before. If we had signed everything right away, it would have been worse.

A similar situation happened with a payment related to another matter. I was going to settle it quickly, but decided to wait a little. A few days later, clarifications came up that affected the calculations. In the end, the decision was more balanced. Around the same time, a one woman helped me sort out a work related issue . It was support in the right moment , and it turned out to be important.

Amid all this rush, I went to an old cemetery. Sorry for such an abrupt shift in topic. I sometimes feel a certain calm there that helps me disconnect from the daily rush, the routine, from the problems that pile up, and to quiet my mind a bit. There are old inscriptions, different languages, dates from two hundred years ago. Standing among those graves, I thought about the fact that those people also had their own concerns and plans. Now only their names remain. It helps me look at my own problems diferently. They are important,but not important enough to live in constant tension because of them..

After that I began to act more calmly. I stopped trying to close everything at once,started taking pauses and took a few days off. By the end of February some issues were resolved: one contract was signed on more favrable terms, another was postponed. Nothing extraordinary happened, but the process became manageable. Any process should be manageable and should not slip out of your control. Rushing often makes things worse. Not every pause should be seen as a problem. The real problem is often the lack of a pause. Its important to make decisions calmly and remember that not everything in life comes down to deals and negotiations. Sometimes you need to slow down , look at your situation from the outside and then continue moving forward without unnecesary anxiety.

For example, look at pigeons. They never rush, and somehow they always manage to get everything done.

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