Monday, February 2, 2009
Times of uncertainty: Can they help you find new clarity?
In times as uncertain as these, it is common for many to question what will happen. I believe that such times can help one to appreciate what they do have, specifically the people in their lives who they care about. In other words, tough times bring people together. Therefore, I believe it is good to always try to find value in anything we can. I would love to hear what other people have to say about this.
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Hi Chris,
I agree with you about appreciating what is good in our lives right now.
As I was walking my dogs yesterday I was just thinking that the world might be telling me I lack or that I should fear lack in the future but it really isn't true. I consciously decided not to accept this suggestion. I spent half the walk rejoicing in the abundance of good in my life right now.I think that to be grateful for all the good opens thought up to even more good. Recognizing the good at hand is a powerful tool. At the end of the walk I felt like I had added to my "income" in a positive way.
I absolutely agree with everything you are saying Joyce. Sometimes it seems very easy to be scared and wary about things, but if you are truly living in the present, not letting your thoughts run rampid, but rather letting them flow, it is miraculous how all of those worries are past or future. In actuality, the present moment is probably fine, but how many people acknowledge that?
I am so thankful for the people I have in my life. They mean more to me than anything else, and every day I get to spend with them is an absolute blessing.
Hi Chris -
I love your articulation that "it is miraculous how all of those worries are past or future. In actuality, the present moment is probably fine". That's a profound truth! If more of us were consistently awake to that, what a change that could usher in...I reckon it could quickly blow away the recession as a thing of consciousness and consent, rather than an empirical fact! It would remove the sense of uncertainty your blog pinpoints. Cheers, Tony L.
Hey Tony,
I think it is indeed a profound truth, but one that is also kind of difficult to implement. I am working on it, however.
The reality of the phenomenon you mention is not yet understood, but hopefully in the future people will begin to see the correlation between attitude and outcome, so to speak. People are still in the mode of thinking in terms of "cause and effect" in that the subprime mortgages and the greed led to the problems, while that is a valid point, the attitudes of the present are shaping the present moment. FDR said it best of course; wasn't he really ahead of his time?
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