If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

– Scottish proverb

The world is increasingly filled with drama, war, chaos, and tension,  exacerbated by the media and the internet, and evil governments and corporations behind them all advancing their own agendas.

Wishing for problems to go away will not make it so; any more than wishing to win the lottery will make it happen or wishing that someone sick will get better will lead to their recovery. Wishes are desires and, as such, more often lead to suffering and discontentment than to happiness, if you let them drive your decisions or saturate your thoughts.

Facing the issues that confront you allows you to formulate plans to resolve them. Whether your plans and actions are successful is in the hands of fate. However, the ability to formulate and work to implement these plans is your own. Wishing instead ties your emotional well-being to an outcome that you do not control.

Don’t wish; work. If you believe [x] is a problem, and you have the means and the opportunity to change [x], then do so. If you believe [x] is a problem but do not have the means or opportunity to change [x], put it out of your mind and focus on plans and actions that you can influence.

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