Being an optimist would be a gr8 help! when things don’t go our way. Well, I could have used some of that optimism and trying to be happy ..
What do you do when things do not go your way? While being upset seems like the most natural reaction, sometimes, you just have to let it go, accept it for what it is, do the best you can and find the gift within.
If you’re having a hard time embracing an unexpected or unpleasant event, try the simple exercise of writing down all the good, positive, favorable things from the circumstance. And of course, being aware of your thoughts and consciously choosing to direct the course of your thoughts towards “
What can I do now?” If there isn’t anything you can do now, just sit back, relax, and allow what must happen to happen, naturally.
The only true choice we have on our journey through life is to face what’s immediately in front of us, handle it to the best of our present abilities, and move on to our future from the anchoring point of “what can I do now?”
And if you do get frustrated with yourself for failing to do the above, remember that
it’s o-kay, you’re only human after all. It’s never too late to redirect the sail of your focus, and start from whatever emotional state you’re in.
Things, circumstances, and people come and go, and the only thing that remains constant is YOU, witnessing it all from the present moment..
