Well, perhaps that was a misleading title... I don't actually have the answers, and as it appears now, I probably never will (sorry friends! Maybe my next manual should be: How to deal with a false advertising lawsuit) In this day and age it appears that most people do not generally like going to others to help solve their problems. This is most likely because that would be, in a way, admitting defeat (a very modern idea, yes?). The solution: self-help books. And what would any self-help book be without a trusty "how-to" guide. I'm not a budding author but I'm here to try and solve your life's problems in 5 easy steps.. not bad huh? Sounds so easy! And it is, but I promised a how-to guide (or at least an attempt) so here it goes:
Step 1: Something must happen.
In order to qualify as 'something you never saw coming' it must genuinely surprise you.
It is usually recommended, in order to be completely caught off guard, to have the last possible thing you thought could ever happen suddenly do just that.
The extremity of this situation will emphasize the results: total shock.
This isn't actually as hard as it sounds because in life things frequently (and people, especially people) have tendencies to take you in a loop. Often in these situations the loop is long and rather large. (Note: this is not referring a really long walk around the park... )
Some examples: - Taking your dog for a really long walk around the park.
- Failing a test you thought you would get an A on (note: this is not a personal example, all the tests I have failed this semester I fully expected to fail.)
- Trying to get to school, you're late for class and your car won't start (note: once again, not a personal example.. if my car does not start it would totally not be a shock to me.. in fact it's a biweekly occurrence...)
- You find out that a close friend got engaged to a guy over a month ago who she only knew for a few months before that and has still not tried to tell you about it.. (note: this is also not a personal example.. but it may have been abbreviated from one...)
Step 2: Being Prepared
Something (see above ^) has just happened and you were not prepared for it...
It must be noted that you could not possibly be prepared in said situation because of the amount of off-guardedness currently being experiencing.
But if you can not possibly be prepared..
"Hey, but wasn't the title of this.... "
"Yeah..... yeah it was"
Okay, How-to guide has failed.. The answer: there is no answer! (A modern statement if I've ever heard one) You can never be prepared for something you never saw coming, especially if, in your mind, it was the last possible thing you ever thought could happen.
Well.. we can still roll with that, just give it a new title: How to survive the things you never saw coming: A story of the aftermath.
Step 1: Something happens (see previous step 1)
Step 2: ....
Actually I have no idea.. I'm still getting there.
(But I can let you know when I figure it out.)
* IMPORTANT NOTE: Joking aside, make sure, no matter what "step" you're in, to always insert prayer. Lots and lots of prayer! We don't always know what's going on in life or where it is possibly going to take us but God does. And He knows SO much better than we do!
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