I know that if I keep drilling certain thoughts into my head, eventually they'll take hold. Or at least, I hope that's the case.
The most inspiring person in the world to me is the Dalai Lama. There isn't much that he says that doesn't resound deeply with me on some level. I strive and struggle, to follow his teachings and advice. It's not always easy. Then again, if it were easy, it probably wouldn't be worth trying.
His words below were posted today within a piece he wrote that I found on Facebook. It similar to the old adage "Change the things you can, and accept the things you can't change". Such a hard process to follow. I find myself obsessing about things that I have no control over, and not paying enough attention to the things I can control. I love the words below. I'll read them and take steps to implement the intent.
"One of the approaches that I personally find useful is to cultivate the thought: If the situation or problem is such that it can be remedied, then there is no need to worry about it. In other words, if there is a solution or a way out of the difficulty, you do not need to be overwhelmed by it. The appropriate action is to seek its solution. Then it is clearly more sensible to spend your energy focussing on the solution rather than worrying about the problem. Alternatively, if there is no solution, no possibility of resolution, then there is also no point in being worried about it, because you cannot do anything about it anyway. In that case, the sooner you accept this fact, the easier it will be for you. This formula, of course, implies directly confronting the problem and taking a realistic view. Otherwise you will be unable to find out whether or not there is a resolution to the problem" Dalai Lama
No comments:
Post a Comment