One of my teachers said, “The reason why we feel worried or afraid is that we believe that everything is bigger than we are.” A common cold, relationship break-up or loss of job can debilitate us if we feel small in comparison.
I have tried turning that around in the most ordinary situations by saying, “I’m bigger than that traffic jam. Or, I’m bigger than a person’s insensitive comment.”
It works! The result is that I feel more relaxed and less involved in the mishap. A shift in perspective makes a huge difference.
