When you can pull yourself out of your own muck, by giving your same old stories happier endings, you'll find that rage turns into peace, pain to power, fear to courage.
In his book What Happy People Know, psychologist Dan Baker, PhD. says that joyful people finish their life stories on a different note: appreciation. Instead of going over and over what they've lost, they focus on what they've gained. For example: 'He was a womanizer and a drunk. A real pain in the butt. But we had more love than most people ever dream of.' Yes, you went broke, but people who loved you stepped up to help. True you totaled your car - but in the moment you thought you were about to die, you experienced a peace beyond fear that you've been able to access ever since.
- Compliments of Martha Beck, Oprah Magazine
It all seems to come back to what we tell ourselves. Just sayin' :) Hugs.
Blesssings,
Chatgirl
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