Addiction #24 – Arrogance (Part 2 … Way 5 to Freedom) 05/05/12
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE
Addiction #24 – ARROGANCE
(Part 2 … a few Ways to Freedom)
*TIP #05: PROFESS POSITIVITY
When tempted to mope … grin.
When tempted to pout … shrug your shoulders & smile.
When tempted to whine … share something Joy-full.
When tempted to complain … thank.
When tempted to feel bored … notice the amazing.
When tempted to “constructively criticize” … compliment.
Yes, we are programmed to label the “bad” in order to harvest more of the “good” … and yet we can choose to See the Good in the “bad” anyway.
Yes, we are encouraged to judge “evil people” in order to protect ourselves from harm … and yet we can choose to be Kind to them anyway.
Yes, we are taught that life is primarily “boring” and “normal” … and yet we can choose to see Beauty all around us anyway.
Yes, we are told to “help” our friends by correcting their mistakes … and yet we can choose instead to positively encourage and support them anyway.
Within every situation and indeed, within every person, there is both bad and good to be found. Both of these judgments are equally “real”, and both sets of beliefs are equally “true” … Both are equally valid choices, and both are your choices to make.
Simple solution: consistently choose the positive.
“Our senses do not deceive us; our judgment does.” ~ Goethe
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