The rain that ruined your plans is watering something you’ll be glad about later.

Some of what wrecks a plan is also clearing space for something you have not met yet. That is not a rule and it does not make the disappointment fake; the cancelled trip is still cancelled. It only means the story is not finished on the day it goes wrong, and the accounting you do in the first hour is always incomplete.

When something falls through, skip the part where you force yourself to be grateful. Ask a smaller question instead: what is possible this weekend that was not possible yesterday. Then go do one of those things.