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Do you sometimes feel burdened by life’s problems? You have so many mismatched socks it takes you ten extra minutes to get to the gym. The cat has a top flight skin allergy causing lizard-worthy scales. Your kids fight so much you’re considering putting a professional ring in your living room. They don’t fight when they’re sleeping, though. Too bad they hardly sleep! Ha ha you say…those aren’t really problems. Just wait til you get to the money part….
Of course one can’t expect life to be smooth sailing all the time, but wouldn’t it be nice if problems could just disappear for a few weeks at a time so that life feels like a warm breeze, a bottle of Veuve, and a picnic basket on a vintage Craftsman in the glorious sunshine. Newsflash, not bloody likely to happen.
So now what? You’re gonna have to slay the dragons every day for the rest of your life? Yes, but don’t despair, because there’s a trick to living problem-free in the thick of your problems. That trick is a big mindset change that’s really simple. Big change, because it has big impact. Here’s the secret: switch from being problem-oriented to solutions-oriented.
We’re not talking rose-colored glasses here. We’re talking arranging your thoughts so that you operate like a lighthouse with beams glowing across the water to keep boats from distress. This mindshift will keep you from many a distressful situation, because you’ll solve them before they crash into your life. A draw full of mismatched socks? Do an Amazon haul and start over, and make sock puppets with the old ones. Or use them to dust. The cat’s allergy is putting her on the verge of baldness? SOLUTION: Call the vet and get her allergy tested. Your mini, kiddie pugilists? SOLUTION: There’s help waiting for you in the book One Two Three Magic by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD. “the New 3-Stept Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting.” I’ve read it and it’s great. Suggestions for helping kids sleep are in there too. And the money thing? Ah yes. Cherchez la Funds. Literally. There are many ways to right the ship on that one. So many summer homes, so little time.SOLUTION: Dump one, and thank God for VRBO.
So the next time you see a problem coming your way, put on your solutions tiara and watch how magically answers appear without even a wave of your magic wand! For my short video on this topic, click here.
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Royally Yours with love, laughter, and limitless joy,
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Princess Diane Von Brainisfried
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Dame Diane Uniman, Aka Princess Diane von Brainisfried, is an attorney turned motivational speaker, certified positive psychology life coach and award-winning writer. She wrote Bonjour, Breast Cancer-I’m Still Smiling…Wit, Wisdom, and Optimism for Beating the Breast Cancer Blues.