The Odds Are In Our Favor

I was on my daily walk when a song I’d never heard before floated into my headphones. The track was called “Odds Are” by The Barenaked Ladies. 

One line stopped me in my tracks: “The odds are that we will probably be alright.”

Simple. Direct. And exactly what the world needs to hear in this moment.

And honestly, I believe it - the odds are that we will probably be alright. And you know me, I’m not a math person, but even I can see the odds are in our favor.

The truth is, the world feels noisy right now. Every time you flip on the news or scroll your phone, the headlines scream about chaos, disaster, and collapse. The volume is turned all the way up on fear. 

But when you step back, you realize much of it is just that — noise. And noise is not the whole story.

The odds are that we will probably be alright.

Think about it: we’ve already survived 100% of our hardest days. Humanity has lived through countless upheavals and still finds ways to grow, innovate, laugh, and love. 

On a personal level, many of us have weathered storms we once thought might break us. Yet here we are — moving forward.

That lyric reminded me of something important: we can’t always change the noise, but we can choose what frequency we tune into and how we look at things.

We can:

• Look for the good where it flickers, even if it’s small.
• Seek out the joy where it hides, even in ordinary moments.
• Remember that this, too, shall pass.
• Choose to laugh through the toughest days.

When life feels chaotic or overwhelming, it helps to anchor back to perspective. 

Odds are, we are going to be okay. 

Odds are, we as a collective will find our way through. 

And when we hold onto that knowing, we create space for kindness, hope, and joy to slip back in.

So maybe that’s our reminder for today: the chaos may be loud, but it isn’t everything. The odds are that we’ll probably be alright. And maybe, just maybe, we’ll be more than alright — we’ll find the joy that carries us through and build our resilience in the process.