If you can’t understand, fix, or accept it

—let it go. 

“I don’t see how the project will work. I don’t get why they’re doing it. I just don’t understand.”

We’ve all been there. We hear about what an individual or group is doing and just can’t see how the proposed project will work, or even why it’s needed. Perhaps we were asked to participate, and that’s why we looked into the proposal. After checking things out, we were left bewildered and shaking our head.

At this point, we have two options.

We can keep retracing our steps trying to figure things out.

Or we can politely decline the invitation to participate and get back to meeting our responsibilities, responsibilities we understand, accept, and were happy to take on.

The first option will result in further frustration and wasted energy. The second option—letting go—enables us to reduce our frustrated thoughts, wish those undertaking that new project success, and re-dedicate ourselves to the work we are qualified and committed to doing.