things are

Removing your-SELF from the equation changes completely dynamic of your feelings.

I wanted my job to be finished by 5PM, but is 9PM and i am still not done. What you wanted is irrelevant. The job is not yet done. Things are.

I was looking forward to this amazing holiday, but it rained all the time. That left me stuck in my room. Rain does not care about your “looking forward”. Things are.

Big client is unhappy with your work where you heavily rely on 3rd party suppliers that are very hard to change or replace. You are stressed you gonna lose this client. Your “stress” is your problem. Client is a client. Demands are demands. Suppliers are what they are. Things are.