PERSPECTIVE CHANGES EVERYTHING
🤔 Is the cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? Where’s yours at today?
It’s usually one or the other, right? No gray areas. Either you’re a pessimist or an optimist. Well, I’d love to put a new perspective on this by putting aside the debate for a moment. You can do it 😉
New Perspective
I want to open our minds to the thought that it doesn’t matter which one you are. It’s more based on the heart of the matter.
- If you’re feeling like your cup is 1/2 empty or even more than 1/2 empty today, maybe it’s bone dry, guess what it’s REFILLABLE!
- If you’re feeling like “I’m good, my cup is 1/2 full already.” That’s fantastic! Guess what, It’s REFILLABLE to OVERFLOWING, if you want it to be.
There’s ALWAYS MORE when you choose to see it. Are you seeing it?
This video helps with some perspective.
Thankful and Grateful
That video is POWERFUL! I bet he feels like his cup is bone dry. He’s praying every night for God to show him what to be thankful for, but he’s STILL missing it.
It’s all about perspective and focus. When we shift our focus to the things we are thankful for and grateful for it births a new level of JOY and contentment. It can even fill our cups to overflowing.
But don’t miss it. Don’t overlook what’s already here right in front of you.
But how? I don’t wanna be that guy in the video 😳
I touched a little on this in a previous blog but today I want to take it a little more in depth for a moment.
Start by focusing on all the things you’re thankful and grateful for, even the little things. The breath in your lungs, your health, the clean running water to drink, clothes you get to wash, dishes you get to do, food you’re blessed to cook.
As Americans we are ABUNDANTLY BLESSED!
Focusing even on the little blessings will shift your thoughts, bring JOY and forward you to a place of contentment.
Changing your verbiage helps, see how I pointed out the words “get to.”
Instead of saying “I gotta ____” or “I need to ____” Try saying:
“I get to ____”
“I’m blessed to ____ ”
“I’m thankful for _____”
“I’m grateful for _____”
I’ve even begun to practice with my little guys. For example, When they say, “But picking up toys is hard!” Instead of saying “Too bad, do it anyway, you made this mess… blah, blah, (authoritative blah)”
I’ve been working on tweaking our perspective a bit by saying something like:
“Yes, it can be hard but I’m thankful that we have toys to play with aren’t you? And you know what buddy, we need to be responsible to take good care of them.”
Goodness that’s so hard! I will be the first to admit. When everything inside me just wants to say “Cause I said so, just do it!” I’m learning more and more how MY words and my thoughts impact not only MYSELF but have such a strong influence on THEM.
This is something I care greatly about because I understand I cannot pour from an empty bone dry cup. My Momma heart desire is to give the very best of me to all the things and people in my life that I love and matter most. And I do that best when there’s something there to pour and better yet when it can overflow and easily spill out.
It’s about retraining our brains to think and speak differently. Yes, that’s hard stuff. However, It’s possible and ever so rewarding.
Here’s to living life to the fullest! To shifting our focus by being THANKFUL and GRATEFUL for the things that seem so small to us they get overlooked. To seeing the the gifts sitting right in front of us everyday that we take for granted so easily.
Wether you’re 1/2 empty, bone dry or 1/2 full, as a result may your cups be full of JOY and overflowing.
