Dealing with Disappointment

The day before our first dinner party in our new home, the utility room and kitchen floors flooded. Even more significant than the physical exertion of mopping up the water was the anxiety that overcame me in the 24 hours we waited for the plumber to arrive. How serious is the problem? Will we have to un-invite our guests? What will I do with all this food?

On top of it all, I was having a serious allergy attack, a great disappointment since one of the reasons for moving here was to relieve my allergies.

I want to live in gratitude--peace--calm. I know that stress is my choice; I don't have to go there on the whim of circumstance. But disappointment seems to be my default setting when things don't go according to my plan.

What ultimately happened is that the plumber fixed the problem with plenty of time left for dinner preparation, and my allergy medication gave me the relief I needed so that I could enjoy our guests. All my stress and worry were wasted negative energy.

Today, I'm asking to change my default so that I remain calm and trusting no matter what.

You write it:  What is your default when things don't go according to plan? What would you like it to be?