Monday, April 13, 2015

Reset...It's just that simple.

 
 

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the current model obsolete."   Buckminster Fuller

You can accomplish this by hitting the reset button in life...

Sometimes life hands us lemons and we are just not in the mood for lemonade. Or sometimes we are in the mood, we are just not totally prepared for the bitterness of the sour lemons. For example; when I changed jobs I knew there was going to be a HUGE difference in my pay check and had prepared myself to the best of my ability mentally for the 1st payday. When payday came, I saw, I excused myself and I went to the bathroom to regroup. Or reset if you will. It was a shock to say the least, but one I had been preparing for. I was proud of myself once I "reset", I was able to proceed with my day in a positive manner. I forced myself to quickly find at least 3 positives about the new job and that got me on track to proceed through out the day as needed. The follow payday came and subconsciously I was NOT mentally prepared for it. BAM!!! It hit me and I was paralyzed for the day. The problem was that I did not allow myself to hit the reset button nor find any positives. I and ONLY I allowed it to ruin my day.

When we allow ourselves to fly off the handle or react before hitting the RESET button, there could be serious consequences to follow. If I would have opened my mouth to express my shock and upset about my pay check that day, I could of possibly lost my job. The very job that I chose to accept. The job that has a lot of potential if I just stick it out. The very job that is paying my bills and providing insurance for myself and my daughter. Thank God I hit the reset button in my head and kept to myself. Or as some would say "put a rock in it".

Sometimes we just need to take a deep breath and hit the reset button. Ask questions such as...

"What caused the set off?"
"How important is it?"
"What if anything can be done about it?"
"How do we get in the right frame of mind to get where we need to be?"

It is when we take a step back and ask these simple questions that the reset button does not appear as big as we think in the moment.

Looking for all the positives in what feels to be so negative, helps to ease the burden of what is causing this life disruption at the time.

When we force ourselves to look for the good in any situation it lessons the anxiety and sting of what we think is so bad. Allowing us to enjoy the lemonade with a much sweeter and not so bitter taste.

As always please keep the men and woman of all branches of our military in your prayers. So they may one day have a safe return home, as they are out there protecting our HEALTHY FREEDOMS here at home. God Bless.

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