Have you ever been in a situation where you were worried about the outcome? Did you feel moments of great anxiety? I think we all have had those experiences. I know I have had them. When we cease to care about the outcome (I know it’s hard), we free ourselves to concentrate on what we are doing as we move toward the outcome. Let’s take, for example, an annual physical. Instead of worrying about the blood work, what if we concentrated on exercising and maintaining a healthy diet. When we do, we increase the chances that our doctor will tell us to keep doing what we’re doing because our blood work hit all the right notes. Yes, we want great outcomes, but a better ocus is on what we are doing moment by moment leading to the outcome.
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What If . . .
What if I kept a journal each day for one month and listed the good things that happened to me each day. I’d include the small things like someone letting me easily switch lanes while driving. Receiving a text message from a friend I haven’t heard from in a while. Being surprised that my weight was perfect when I weighed after showering. There might be some big things, like my doctor calling and saying my blood work was perfect, keep up the good work. I think that after one month of keeping this journal I’d feel good about my life.
