Out of the blue, my front door started having difficulty closing. It wasn’t a progressive thing, it went straight from ease to struggle. I checked what I thought would be all sides to the issue ~ the door frame and the door top, bottom and sides, but I could not see or feel any interference. A week passed of forcing the door closed and I found myself avoiding the use altogether. I was also rather angry at it as it seemed like a pattern and number of things breaking and becoming non-functional. Then one day, I stepped outside and from the new perspective of outside looking in, my line of vision was clear and I could see a screw had come loose and simply needed tightening. No big costly repair, just a quick fix with a screwdriver. It caused me to reflect on what metaphors this may be playing out in my life…
What else in my life might I need to view from another vantage point?
What am I avoiding rather than dealing with straight away?
What else might I see if I stepped out of my comfort zone and looked at it from another viewpoint?
How might I solve problems more quickly if I were to take a look at it from the other side?
How do I make things a bigger problem than they are by adding past experiences to the story?
How about you? Is there anything you would like to see from a fresh perspective?
Comment below and let me know what you think…
That is the beauty of being a mother in tune to her “ducklings”….They always offer me a fresh perspective. But then, I am fortunate to have not just one but two spiritually gifted children. And how we frame any problem (“perspective”) depends on not just past experiences but also our mood, and the current stream of thought that keeps us from being Present day to day. Presence allowed you to see the screw. Frustration— perhaps in a hurry getting to where you needed to go quickly…(future) and from all the times you’ve been frustrated with something like this little or small before (past) had you walking it past it to point of dread or just ignoring all together. When all it took was simple repair. I find I can always find a more positive viewpoint….a view point with less struggle…when I am Present. Our children have the benefit of being present every day. The see the value in it. And yes they have luxury of not having big people “problems” (bills, job, spouses or ex spouses etc) but problems are always relative. Humans all have “problems” it’s all a matter how we frame them. This door became framed as a nuisance. An irritant to avoid until you stopped. Became present. Saw the screw and fixed it effortlessly. There are really, honestly, no problems when we are Present. At the very least, no problems we can’t handle easily. And that’s why I like it here so very much.
Thanks Jill, you completely get where I am coming from. 😉
It was a great metaphor for anything we let grow to a mountain from a mole hill! One of my favorite Cherokee sayings sums it up also:
An old Cherokee Indian was speaking to his grandson:
“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil–he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is good — he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too.”The grandson thought about it for a long minute, and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
You took the time to no longer feed the “Oh now I need a repair man!” Sheila and chose to feed the “I can face this!” 🙂 Bravo!…
TYVM you’ve solved all my problmes
Hi there to every , as I am in fact eager of reading this
blog’s post to be updated on a regular basis. It consists of pleasant data.
Thank you for the good writeup. It in fact was a amusement account
it. Look advanced to more added agreeable from you!
However, how can we communicate?
Hi there everyone, it’s my first pay a quick visit at this web site, and article is truly fruitful
designed for me, keep up posting such articles
or reviews.
My partner and I absolutely love your blog and find nearly all of your post’s
to be exactly what I’m looking for. can you offer guest writers to write content for you?
I wouldn’t mind publishing a post or elaborating on a few of
the subjects you write related to here. Again, awesome
blog!
Hi, I do think this is an excellent blog. I stumbledupon it 😉
I will return once again since I bookmarked
it. Money and freedom is the greatest way to change, may you be rich and continue to help others.
I got this website from my friend who informed me regarding
this site and at the moment this time I am browsing this web page and reading very informative articles at this place.
I blog often and I genuinely thank you for your information. The article
has really peaked my interest. I am going to take a note of
your site and keep checking for new information about once per week.
I opted in for your RSS feed too.
After checking out a number of the blog posts on your blog, I truly
like your way of writing a blog. I saved it to my
bookmark site list and will be checking back soon. Please
visit my website as well and tell me how you feel.
Thanks in support of sharing such a fastidious thinking,
post is pleasant, thats why i have read it entirely
I’m not that much of a online reader to be honest but your blogs really nice,
keep it up! I’ll go ahead and bookmark your website
to come back in the future. All the best