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easf57ase7fske99898ffhhfh Today's Misdirectional Compass Point: Needing to Worry About Things

"The future influences the present just as much as the past." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Worrying is pointless. Worrying about the past, doubly so. The moment something occurs, it has occurred. It's not going to occur, it already has. That places it in the past. You can't influence it, you can't change it. Sometimes you can take action 'in the now' to mend something that is broken, or affect a better situation for the future, but you can't alter the fact that what was done, was done. I know people, people I talk to every day, who spend a lot of time being concerned about things they have no ability to influence, because they were in the past. They had a 'bad day' where many things didn't go right, and they are spending their 'now' fretting about it, being downtrodden about it. If I may be so bold, this is not a particularly productive approach to looking at the past. Now, what I don't mean to imply is there is no value in considering the past. There is a great deal we can learn from the past so that we can apply that knowledge to bettering our now and our future. Whereas you cannot influence the past, there is little else you can do with the future but to influence it so that when it influences you as it approaches your present, it does so in a way more in line with your passions in life. Let me share a rule I live by. If you desire something more than everyone else combined desires the opposite, then your desire is significantly more likely to come to pass. By desiring it, you are influencing the future. But others can do the same. So your desire has to be strong, and it has to push you to take action in the now, learn what you need to and can from the past, and apply your desire as much as you are capable of to the future. Live this way, keeping a positive attitude while avoiding wasting energy on negative thoughts about things you have no ability to control (like the past), and you will find your future filled with more and more of the kinds of things you wish to reap.

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein

Something is often only a problem when you perceive it to be so. Thus, the solution to many problems is not to fret about them or work hard at them. The solution is to stop focusing on them. If you transcend your problem, and get into a peaceful place inside yourself about it instead, two things will occur; you'll find out if it was a real problem at all, and if it was a problem that needs to be solved, you'll find much better answers with a calm, clear frame of mind. Once you've eliminated the excess and are left with things that are actual items you wish to solve, the next step is to stop thinking of them using the word 'problem', along with all of the negative connotations that come from thinking of something that way. I've spoken before about recognizing opportunities as they come along in your life, and here's a great tip for an easy way to spot them - look for what most people see as problems! Bad problems and terrific growth opportunities are frequently two sides of the same coin. There is tremendous strength in beginning to see the world for all of the opportunities it has to offer. There is potential virtually everywhere, surrounding you. It's waiting for you to harness it. ShareThis