Everyone faces instances in their lives’ where there is nothing to do but just go with the flow. I like to call each of these instances a “this is fine,” moment. It may be an awkward situation where you are randomly partnered up with your ex, or maybe having a friend embarrass you in front of a group of people. Each day we face at least one “this is fine,” moment. Some are more extreme than others, and some land right on the verge of being not fine. No matter what you face throughout the day you just have to stop, take a deep breath, shrug your shoulders, and say to yourself, "this is fine." Below are 11 day-to-day occurrences that would be considered a "This is fine," moment.
1. Having your stomach growl during the middle of a test in a quiet room and having the feeling that everyone heard it.
2. Not knowing the answer to something when you get called on in class so you just sit there pretending to think, then the instructor calls on someone else and they answer correctly right away.
3. Saying goodbye to someone and then walking in the same direction as them, for a lengthy period of time.
4. Your phone dying/internet disconnecting in the middle of watching the season finale of your current Netflix binge.
5. When the person you're casually flirting/hanging out with develops deeper than expected feelings for you and you’ve lost all control of the situation.
6. When you wave to someone that you thought was waving to you but then you realize they were waving to the person behind you.
7. When your friends come over and end up giving more attention to your pet than you.
8. Accidentally staring at someone across the room and then realizing not only that you’re staring but also that they saw you stare.
9. When you have plans to hang out with a friend and when you get there, it turns out to be a group activity instead of one on one.
10. When you fall asleep and forgot you made plans with someone and then wake up to a hundred worrying calls and texts.
11. Finally to top it off, what I think is THE "This is Fine," moment is... Scrolling through someone’s social media and then accidently liking a photo/post from three years back. This one is right on the border of “This is fine,” and, “This is not fine.”
Every day we are faced with these and many more embarrassing, awkward, or weird situations. From now on whenever anything remotely similar to any of the things on this list happens to you, I want you to take a deep breath in, shrug your shoulders, and say, "This is Fine."
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