Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.
You never know what you're gonna get.
- the movie Forrest Gump
Perhaps one has to be very old before one learns
to be amused rather than shocked.
- Pearl S. Buck
Unexpected events can set you back or set you up.
It's all a matter of - perspective.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views.
- George Sand
Mostly, it is human to dislike surprises -
often with great intensity.
Be open to new ways;
sometimes newness just knocks on your door;
welcome it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Appreciate the Unexpected
The Edge of All We Know
Overcoming Fear
Addicted to safety?
The Unknown
Expectations
Change
