Relative Something

How in the heck does a person plan for spontaneity? Beats me. I think that I probably do a small amount of this without ever admitting to myself that it is what I’m doing. But it barely makes any sense to me. There is a mutual exclusivity to the two words. However, there is something logical within the concept. It seems to me to be a reasonable philosophy to prepare for surprises.

I saw a quote recently, that I only recollect enough to paraphrase, but the thought is simple: consider practicing being unattached to outcomes. It struck me as being a way to prepare for spontaneity. A way to allow any outcome to materialize for a given situation without being fixated on an expected result. I don’t trust that I will be able to make a sudden leap to not being attached to outcomes, but I am looking forward to giving it a little practice. We’ll see if there is any improvement in my preparedness for all things spontaneous that might happen to pop up.