I used to think “bad” things happening were inevitable, but now I see it differently; bad isn’t always bad. I now understand what William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” Whether something is good or bad is all in how you look at … [Read more...]
Perception: being optimistic
The Dalai Lama once said, “Be optimistic it feels better.” (Yes, I’m a Reverend quoting the figurehead of Buddhism, but there are a lot of similarities between our two groups). There is a lot of truth to this; being optimistic does help us feel better... unless it causes you to get punched out: … [Read more...]