Turning Boulders Into Pebbles July 8, 2014
Posted by nrhatch in Humor, Life Balance, Mindfulness.comments closed
Life is full of challenges and obstacles.
Some are boulders; others are mere pebbles on the path. And some boulders transform into pebbles if we change the way we view them:
* Do what you can with what you have where you are.
Perhaps you don’t have time to sort through ALL your books tonight to select extraneous tomes to donate to the Library for its Annual Book Sale . . . tomorrow.
Fair enough.
But maybe you can nibble away at your collection by selecting ONE book a day to donate to next year’s sale.
One book a day may not sound like much, but it equates to 30 books a month and 360 books a year.
I can hear your overflowing book shelves breathing lighter already.
* Hardship is inevitable, misery is optional.
Perhaps you can no longer eat everything you used to eat. Maybe you’re on a salt-restricted or gluten-free diet eyeing a slice of pizza.
Instead of focusing on what you can’t eat (which will add to your suffering), focus on the delicious tastes and textures of the food you can eat.
Like chocolate!
And if that doesn’t work . . . seize the day and eat the pizza!
Life is short. You could get hit by a bus next week.
Or drowned in a tea pot.
Make the most of this moment.
Aah . . . that’s better!
How often do you transform boulders into pebbles by viewing obstacles as opportunities?
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