"The sage calmly stopped pouring tea and looked at him: Your mind, sir, is much like this teacup. I'm afraid it is already too full for me to be able to fit anything else into. Else it will surely run over and spill everywhere."
- Traditional Adage
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| Playing with an elephant in a river in Nepal |
As you go thru life it's way too easy to focus on the negative and what's going wrong in both your life and the world. This isn't the full story though. There is always good to be found, no matter your circumstance. Even if it is simply: I am alive today.
The news focuses on what sells and what gets clicks, which is usually negative. You will never see a news headline that says, "Person Lost Car Keys, Neighbor Picks Person Up and Gives Them a Ride Home." Nobody would read that article or watch that segment, even though it's uplifting.
The truth of the matter is that is exactly the type of headline that fills the majority of our lives and world, but you'll never see it since it doesn't sell. The negativity that you do see is such a small portion of what actually exists, miniscule in fact.
If you find yourself focusing on the negative of your life or the world then I challenge you to find the joy amongst the negativity. Don't ignore the negativity but rather acknowledge it, let it move along and find the joy that exists amongst it. Such as a flower growing through a crack in the sidewalk.
