It Could Be Worse

Morning Mantra: "It could be worse.”

This mantra is one my father used to say to me when I found myself venting about life.
I didn’t like it at the time.
Recently, I started using it whenever I find myself facing a disappointment, and by golly, it works!

Usually, when we are having a bad experience, we tend to try shift focus to everything that is good about our life, to try and counter the negative with the positive. To generate gratitude.

This can help, but it also negates your ability to learn to navigate negative feelings. And, just a reminder, you are allowed to feel ALL the feelings.

On the other hand, when you think about how things could have been worse, you generate gratitude for how good your bad was. Still allowing you to recognize that bad things happen and to sit with your negative emotions until they pass.

I’ll tell you something I found, I go through it quicker. Even though it sucks to have negative things happen, understanding that it could always be worse, somehow helps me move on sooner. 

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