I Didn't See That Coming

I am constantly surprised at the way I think.  I get fixated on things.  One might say suddenly as that is the word I have been thinking about a lot lately.
To me there are both negative and positive suddenly’s.   I will never forget the guy in the Ukraine saying “at night we went to watch the soccer and in the morning we were at war.”  Recently I watched a person say that it took 51 days for Germany to go from a democracy to a dictatorship.  I also think of the financial crash of 1929.  The stock market lost 89% of its value and it triggered a domino effect of banks going under and people losing their savings and employment.
It seems to me there are a lot of personal suddenlys to.  Something not good happens and the world is changed.  It can be the passing of a loved one or a diagnoses that alters my life and the life of another.  I did not expect to be told a mass had been found in my head.  It was dealt with but my life was not the same.
To me there are also good suddenlys.  Someone wins lotto.  Suddenly financial lack is a thing of the past.  I watched a program last night about the Spanish women’s soccer team.  They had worked towards it but did not expect it.  Suddenly they were world champions.  
Getting the help we need in the yard suddenly changes everything.  Instead of feeling overwhelmed by the situation we feel we have got this.  Suddenly what had seemed like too much was manageable.
It seems to me no matter good or bad it really only matters that I am ready for the suddenlys.  By their nature they will always come out of the blue.  I do not take on a negative persona in readiness.
The best I can do is be at peace with myself and my maker.  Life is full of surprises.  I am happy to do what I need to do.  The best I can do is be prepared.  At times I am surprised by joy while at other times I am surprised by catastrophe.  Yet mostly things are somewhere in between.  For me that is ok as I know someone bigger and better than me has got this.