Daily Inspirational Quote August 16 2014
“Don’t get caught up in the drama. All those elaborate stories we tell ourselves – about loss, failure, shattered hope, betrayal, blame — are not what is most true about who we are. Detaching from the story’s plot line, even just a little, makes possible another move, a plunge deeper in, to the story below the story. - Noelle Oxenhandler
Some of us are most creative when we’re worrying about the worst thing that could possibly happen. The mental stories that we tell ourselves know no limits and most are completely unrealistic. For example, at least once in their lives, most people have believed that the end of a romantic relationship was the end of happiness in love for them. They felt their lives were over, but then they went on to new love, and were devastated all over again when that relationship ended too. If we’ve learned anything from life thus far, it’s that we will find a way through whatever comes our way. Think of all the “catastrophes” of the past and how you recovered from them and moved on to new blessings, challenges and perceived catastrophes. There will always be things we could become upset about, but there is always that deeper story running alongside it all. If we focus on that bigger picture, life is so much easier.
Some of us are most creative when we’re worrying about the worst thing that could possibly happen. The mental stories that we tell ourselves know no limits and most are completely unrealistic. For example, at least once in their lives, most people have believed that the end of a romantic relationship was the end of happiness in love for them. They felt their lives were over, but then they went on to new love, and were devastated all over again when that relationship ended too. If we’ve learned anything from life thus far, it’s that we will find a way through whatever comes our way. Think of all the “catastrophes” of the past and how you recovered from them and moved on to new blessings, challenges and perceived catastrophes. There will always be things we could become upset about, but there is always that deeper story running alongside it all. If we focus on that bigger picture, life is so much easier.