Doing the opposite

[com7fy8]

In relating with people, my mind can go paranoid with lots of things people may be doing or might do. It helps to stop while God gets me in peace which clears my mind and see how I become loving and caring about problem people, blessing them in prayer.

And then I have hope for them and I become interested in being with the people, to see how we really do, together. And be ready to be there for a wrong person, with good example.

While I am like this with people, things are not at all like the paranoid stuff was.

 

[exitstageright]

iambren .. consider a singles cruise ... lots of fun, lots of people to meet ... I'm going on my 2nd one this Halloween!

Hey, Dayhiker! I am booked on a Singles' Halloween Cruise this October 26,2014 on the Allure .Are you going with Singlescruise.com also?

 

[dayhiker]

HI Exit ... I'm going with VTG on this cruise. We leave the 25th of Oct. out of San Juan, PR. Its the Southern Caribbean.

 

[JackKerouac]

So this past year and beyond, I have been trying to work out my issues and make positive changes in my life.

It just dawned on me that an easy way (for me) to think about it is by thinking about doing the opposite.

For example, I like certain colors when I am choosing clothing and I rarely stray from that, so to be different the last blouse I bought was in colors I would not normally choose and I did it purposefully.

I felt kind of stuck in a rut and am realizing more and more how I can change little things that might affect big things and so on.

What about you? Do you have a strategy when trying to change your ways? How about doing the opposite?

This reminds me of a funny Seinfeld episode in which George stumbles onto the realization that his life works much better if he does the opposite of what he would normally, instinctively do.

Seriously, though, I think what you're saying is a good idea. I also like the idea of starting by changing the small things. Maybe that trains your mind to think differently. Maybe I should try that. Lord knows I could use some changes.