Martha Beck categorizes sources of change into three simple classes: change due to shock, change as a result of opportunity and transition, and change from growth. The inability to adapt to change in our environment creates stress. This inability to adapt is not really a result of what happens to us, but rather how we perceive it. Therefore, the quality of our lives are determined not as much by what happens to us, but rather how we perceive it. Our perception about changes in turn is determined by the quality of the internal (and sometimes external) questions we ask about it, i.e. how we make sense of it, e.g. why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this? etc. We could rather focus on empowering questions like how dies this serve me, how could I be thankful for this? etc.
Be Extraordinary!
Myles
Be Extraordinary!
Myles
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