This approach is true to Marcus Aurelius’ school of thought, stoicism, but sometimes eliminating the stress in being faced with an obstacle or problem is hard to overcome. In your reframing, when something seems too big to tackle, how do you refocus and rid yourself of being overwhelmed and overrun with negative emotions?
Challenges can be so complex with moving parts. I’m finding rv lifestyle to be exactly this. I maintain 2 vehicles with moving parts, a 30’ class A and a fiat 500. It’s what I chose to do with passion a year ago. Moving parts break. Problem? No. Solution. Peace, stillness required to assess, evaluate and execute the fixing of the thing. I’m confident in the process. There are only solutions. Isn’t that so?
It seems the be the mindset to keep in all areas of life, even if there aren’t only solutions. We will find the solutions regardless of them presenting themselves immediately or not, so the endgame is always a solution. How we get to the solution is just a vessel we can appreciate later.
This approach is true to Marcus Aurelius’ school of thought, stoicism, but sometimes eliminating the stress in being faced with an obstacle or problem is hard to overcome. In your reframing, when something seems too big to tackle, how do you refocus and rid yourself of being overwhelmed and overrun with negative emotions?
Two things work for me.
1. Repetition. I’ve been telling myself '[challenge] is an opportunity' every time I think about it.
2. Getting organised enough to know what the next right step is.
Organization is certainly key to many endeavors we take on. Being organized alone is a breath of fresh air, eliminating stress.
I breathe and get body awareness. Then I am free of whatever is getting my attention. I can sort instead of spin, take action when ready.
Challenges can be so complex with moving parts. I’m finding rv lifestyle to be exactly this. I maintain 2 vehicles with moving parts, a 30’ class A and a fiat 500. It’s what I chose to do with passion a year ago. Moving parts break. Problem? No. Solution. Peace, stillness required to assess, evaluate and execute the fixing of the thing. I’m confident in the process. There are only solutions. Isn’t that so?
It seems the be the mindset to keep in all areas of life, even if there aren’t only solutions. We will find the solutions regardless of them presenting themselves immediately or not, so the endgame is always a solution. How we get to the solution is just a vessel we can appreciate later.
Love that! Especially the vehicle part!