the burnt toast theory

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The Burnt Toast Theory goes a little something like this:

Let’s say you’re getting ready in the morning and you burn your toast. You aggressively say “FUCK” to no one, think about how this kind of thing would never happen to your enemy, then remake the toast, because it’s probably Mike’s Killer Bread and man does that really help with your digestion issues if you eat it first thing in the morning. But now you’re late. You start your day, never knowing, probably never even thinking, if it’s possible that the few minutes you spent remaking the toast kept you from encountering a bigger catastrophe. A car that sped a red light, a dog that crossed the street, a person you didn’t want to run into. 

Basically, The Burnt Toast Theory is about having gratitude for what you could have missed, not bitterness for what you think you’ve lost.