When I was in my early 20s, a therapist said to me...

"You so busy looking at the top of the mountain, you're not seeing the flowers along the trail and you're tripping on the rocks right under your feet."

I was in a place where I was constantly worrying about the future... and getting anxious and upset when things didn't go according to my plans. That therapist and I worked on finding ways for me to focus more on the here and now and take things one day at a time. Her metaphor about the mountain resonated with me and I learned to let go of trying to micro-manage and plan every step of my future.