Dearest Linda, I can relate and this is what I have decided to do: I will no longer focus on taking the thorns out of the rose's stem, I will focus on the flower itself. By following too many "focus groups" I focused too much on the problems of everyone, I do not see many solutions. When I send an email I attach to it a signature going out:
How to be happy?Wake up with a positive thought, Practice gratitude. Organize a pleasant moment during the day. Do one thing at a time.
Responding:
Today's world is filled with bankers who want to die rich, bureaucrats embarrassed by the success of their peers, filled with ghosts who no longer know how to read or write and who have erased from their vocabulary the words: thank you, please, gratitude and poetry. Make an effort not to contribute!
You are not alone, God bless you and all of your love ones.
I love the thorn and rose analogy, @nanette2022. “I have decided to do: I will no longer focus on taking the thorns out of the rose's stem, I will focus on the flower itself.“
I wanted to point you to a blog post that Dr. Bento wrote in The Health & Mindfulness blog here:
- Find your MAP to your Habits https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/mindfulness-in-health/newsfeed-post/find-your-map-to-your-habits/
I think you and several others in this discussion group are singing from the same song sheet. 🙂
What roses did you choose to see today?