We all face highs and lows from time to time. Life has this funny way of changing when you least expect it.
Humans don’t do well with uncertainty, and more often than not, we’ll sit there and stress about all the ‘what ifs’.
If you’re a parent, you’ll probably feel like that’s feeling has been magnified a million times. It certainly has for me.
When faced with uncertainty, people have an uncanny way of slipping to one of two attitudes: ‘Optimism’ or ‘Pessimism’.
The approach you take will DRASTICALLY change the way we deal with negative events, as well as having a lasting impact on you as a person.
Optimists will approach a situation with a positive mindset, whereas a pessimist will expect the worst.
Which are you?
I’ll let you into a little secret: I’m an ex-pessimist.
I used to worry about things that were beyond my control, spend too much time comparing myself to others and feel like I wasn’t good enough.
I’ve been through some incredibly low times, and questioned myself right to the core.
During those lows, I realised something essential to my happiness.
I have the power to influence the way I look at situations and re-frame them more positively.
Better still, so do you.
If you do these three simple things, you’ll feel better, honest.
1. Meditate: Take time to allow your brain to process your thoughts.
2. Write: Extract those thoughts into a journal often
3. Play: Get out, have fun and learn to be ‘off’ from time to time.
Society places too much pressure on us to be on 24/7.
If you feel like you spend too much time trying to be a people pleaser rather than looking after you, I challenge you to think about the damage you could be doing.
Once you do, you’ll see a world full of opportunity, rather than a landscape scattered with obstacles.
