Audio #701: Avoiding the Termites

Avoiding the Termites Audio.

Sometimes, no matter how carefully we plan or how hard we try, life still manages to go off track. In Avoiding the Termites Audio, Shawn Anderson reminds us that even our best efforts can’t always prevent frustration — and that’s okay. What matters most is what we choose to do next.

When something goes wrong, our first instinct might be to react, complain, or get angry. However, that response only feeds the frustration. Instead, we can pause, breathe, and remind ourselves that we’ve already done our best. As Shawn says, sometimes we just need to let our best rest.

In Avoiding the Termites Audio, the story begins with a broken refrigerator, a delivery gone wrong, and a day full of waiting. Despite every call, every plan, and every polite explanation, the situation still didn’t work out. It’s the perfect example of life teaching patience in disguise.

The “termites” in Shawn’s story aren’t the bugs that eat wood — they’re the tiny annoyances that eat away at our calm. They’re the customer service delays, the missed deadlines, the miscommunications, and the moments that make us want to yell. But when we choose patience over frustration, those termites lose their power.

Because when we flow instead of fight, we protect our energy. We stop giving strength to things that don’t deserve it. And when we handle life’s mishaps with grace, we actually grow stronger inside. Each time we respond calmly, we build a little more peace, confidence, and perspective.

So today, if something doesn’t go your way, remember Avoiding the Termites Audio. Let go of what you can’t control. Adjust and flow instead of fuming and fighting. You’ve already done your best — now, let your best rest.

Read the full written blog version of Avoiding the Termites here.

Keep Flowing — Avoiding the Termites.

We can either let life’s frustrations eat at us like termites or let them teach us patience. Flow with what you can’t control, and you’ll always find peace.