Oh, hello! Vinho verde is this evening’s choice. Would you like some?
Dr. Wayne Dyer has a wonderful book out called Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life. In it, he discusses he analysis of the Tao. I’ve read some of his other books and watched his lectures on PBS. He is an eloquent speaker, and is clearly passionate about his beliefs and research, and I respect him for that.
But, my question is: HOW THE HELL DO YOU CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS WHEN EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE SUCKS RIGHT NOW??
I know, think positive and positive things will happen. Um, yeah, that works for about 37 seconds when you feel like I do right now, and then all the suck comes flooding back in. Positive, sucking, positive, sucking, positively sucking. It’s exhausting.
I am SICK TO DEATH of feeling worried and stressed and blue and unsettled and like it’s all hanging by a thread. And I don’t know how to stop it.
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lesleykim
Sadly, I have no brilliant insight in to how to do this. I do, however, have total mastery of living life worried and blue and unsettled and hanging by a thread as that’s a pretty spot-on description of my last four years. Books that purport to make it all so easy (like the very one you reference) make me want to squeeze the author’s neck until his eyes pop out! If it was that easy, um, wouldn’t we all be doing it???
I’m sorry you’re feeling this way. As is usually the case, I don’t have much more to offer than solidarity. But that’s somethin’…right??? Keep hanging on to that thread!! I will if you will!
fabmonk
Lesley has hit it pretty much on the head (again). There is no easy answer to this one (but I WILL sell you one for $9.95).
You can change your thoughts but it takes unrelenting effort and dedication and a real will to be positive. I am one of those people who really does believe that there is a decision to be made, and you just have to make it. Either you are, or you aren’t. Decide which you are and work at it. It can be hard, painful and feel soul-destroying but you can do it.
I know this because the person I was twenty years ago isn’t very much like the person typing this now. I’m still not there yet, but every step is a small victory.