This quote has been at the forefront of my thoughts lately. Ok not specifically this wording a la dr. dyer. But the idea in general.
It's so easy when one things goes wrong, or when there's lots of little things bothering you to place your world into a convenient 'life sucks' box, where you don't have to make an effort to be happy because, well, Life Sucks! and there's nothing you can do about it. We all have a tendency to do this once in awhile. Things just pile up and you get lost in the aspects of life NOT going your way. Its always easier to notice the bad over the good.
Well. Bullshit I say! In particular, my life as of late has not been bad at all. Its actually been pretty damn good. I live in a great city, i'm having a blast, i'm healthy, I have good friends and whether or not my current job is akin to working for a slave driver, the future is bright.
Then ONE thing gets into my brain and works its way around. I overanalyze the situation and come to unrealistic conlusions (which at the time feel perfectly logical).
Then last night, I sat down and actually thought about all the things that had been bothering me, and I realized that I was looking at it all completely wrong. Rather than thinking about why I needed to change my views and move on, I was wondering what I had to do to change myself to make my life work. This lil' epiphany was a refreshing wakeup call. I'm usually pretty good at keeping both feet on the ground and being me. I just needed a little slap in the face.
You know when you look at a word too long and the spelling looks wrong even when its right? Or when you concentrate in the mirror on that one zit for so long that you are convinced that's all anybody sees?
You're focusing on the wrong thing. Squint a little and you'll see everythings fine.
Nobodies that close to your face anyway.
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