There is a simple yet powerful quote by motivational speaker and spiritual teacher Wayne Dyer:
"Change the way you look at things
And the things you look at change."
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Have you ever felt stuck with a ________ problem? (insert any of the following: work, relationship, health, financial, etc.)
Yes, right?
In fact there is probably something right now that is bugging the mind with unhelpful worry or noise.
I can say that is the case for me. I seem to always have a "problem of the week". And often my very thinking about the problem (distress, distraction) becomes more of a problem that the problem itself!
For example, I recently fell while skiing. I was going a little too fast, hit a little bit of ice and, bam! There was a moment or two of excruciating physical pain, followed by a pop! in my knee. Since then there has been little physical pain but quite a lot of painful mind activity.
The emotional/mental pain I have been putting myself through with my THOUGHTS and worries over the past week (while awaiting an MRI and treatment commencement) has been far worse than the swelling and limping, which are annoying but certainly manageble.
What is the lesson here?
I need to stop viewing this treatable injury as a major problem. I have even blamed myself for it (if I hadn't rented a helmet I wouldn't have been so cocky, and I never would have....yadayada) Pretty useless, huh?
Do you want to feel better about an favorable issue? Do you want to glide through your day in a more peaceful state of mind? You can!
It is not easy to reframe our "problems" or pay more attention to a thin silver lining than to a thick black cloud. But the benefit of doing this is massive.
Ok, time to go practice what I preach.
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