Hello,
Just his last week I was in a particular quandary about a series of events that had taken place the week before. Although the events had not affected me directly, thinking about to possible consequences of them actually happening to me was very unsettling. I felt out of control and not myself at all.
I was speaking to a friend about how I felt and he suggested I look at the events not as negative at all, but as a positive. He went on to indicate that the reaction I was experiencing was most likely sourced from my reluctance to plan for the eventuality. He commented that he had not only seen other people dramatize this behavior, he had also experienced it for himself.
Armed with his sucsinct words of wisdom, and an improving mood, I started to research a plan to deal with the 'worst' happening. What was most surprising is as I planned out dealing with the most negative sceanario occuning, my mood continued to improve. I jotted some possible actions down and made a couple of telephone calls to confirm my understanding in each area. What happened next was sort of magical. As I got more information about the actuality, my plan started to look like it would mitigate almost all of the negative aspects. Then it finally dawned on me, there were positive outcomes hidden right in the midst of the actions I was planning. I thought. "Well blow me down, if I had not had the guts to face may fears and look at this area, I would not have discovered all these "golden nuggets" there for the taking'.
So, the bold move in fully evaluating the consequences of the worst possible situation has resulted in a set of actions that will not only improve the current situation, but most probably fully mitigate any to enact the "emergancy plan" at all.
Have an awesome week,
Malcolm
Recent Comments