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Phrase: Take (something) in stride
Some people are born with the ability to take difficulties in stride.
No matter what happens to them, they remain calm and deal with it without becoming flustered or upset; you can easily adapt to changes.
Others, like myself, for instance, learn to take things in stride only after years and years of much overreaction, worry and panic.
Being able to deal with unexpected or even expected issues and challenges calmly is better for your blood pressure and peace of mind.
It took about 43 years and the experience of running my own small business to acquire the ability to take things in stride.
I never had patience as a young man; hell, I never had it when I was 40.
However, over the last few years, I have realized that I can now take things in stride instead of stressing out over them.
My ‘new normal’ of being self-employed has caused me to realize that everything rests on my shoulders, and freaking out about things will not make fixing them any easier.
If technology is not going my way for some reason, I step away for a short period to come back and tackle the issue with fresh eyes and a clear mind.
It almost always works.
This year, many of us are facing difficulties and challenges we never thought would ever affect us.
Try not to panic or rush to get back to your normal life.
This ‘new normal’ we are living in is going to endure for a long time.
Calm down, breathe deeply and take it all in stride.
Think about your blood pressure.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 73.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.