Inspirational Quotes - Take Control

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Insight No. 7

QUOTES

"It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well."
Ren Descartes, 17th Century mathematician and physiologist



"The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts."
Timothy Dwight, 18th Century poet and writer

"He who can see both sides of an argument is missing something."
Idries Shah, 20th Century Sufi

INSIGHT

How easy is it to wallow in the misery of a situation?
How attractive to just believe the worst and so not bother?
How natural to look on the dark side of life?

It is all too easy to see the worst in things, waiting for things to 'get better' before getting active and interacting with life.

Catch 22! As we know, it is usually the interaction and the activity that creates the pleasure!

It is the effort of thinking all the way round a situation that yields the rewards. The stubbornness to not just accept the first interpretation your mind feeds you.

Taking control of your own thoughts can be difficult at first. It can feel like it will always be hard.

And then, with a little perseverance, you get the first reward. It gets a little easier. And so the snowball begins to roll down the hill.

One interpretation, one point of view, a single way of looking at things is one kind of choice.

No Choice At All!

Practice a little flexible thinking and see the rewards come rolling in!

The next time you get angry, upset or depressed about something, remember that a 'negative' emotion needs a single interpretation to exist.

QUESTION

What other points of view are there for situations that typically make you emotional?

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