Work for the best, Avoid the worst.

I had an interesting thought based on a phrase I like to keep in mind:

Hope for the best in life but expect the worst that could come about.

The thought about it was a slight variation of that phrase:

Try to invite the best in your life and try equally to avoid the worst that could happen. Try to let go of what happens contrary to your efforts.

What I really liked about this thought is that it's more active than passive. Meaning don't just sit there and hope that things are going to work out or expect things are going to fail but do something about it. It doesn't mean that good will come or that bad won't come, but try anyway because eventually things will likely work out. The more energy you spending in inviting good into your life the greater chance for it to happen. The more energy you spend avoiding bad things from being a part of your life (things that do yourself or others harm) then hopefully those bad things won't come about. Ultimately, you can't get all good and can't avoid all bad because a lot of things are truly beyond your control so it's probably a good idea to try to let it go and keep trying.