Here's a neat trick that works for me:
- Some person speeding on the highway?
Rather than get angry, my immediate default is to think they must be a surgeon on the way to do a lifesaving transplant from a heart that just arrived on the hospital rooftop via helicopter.
Mental state shifts from being upset for a brief moment to hoping the Dr. makes it in time!
- Dude flipping the bird 'atcha?
Default reaction (after confirming I didn't do anything incorrectly): Awww. Poor fella (or a family member) just got diagnosed with cancer.
No wonder he's mad at the world.
Quick prayer for him to pull through, and within 10 seconds I've forgotten about it.
This would make a good post...
Thanks for the inspiration Colin!
@scan0017 this is a great tip for person speeding on the highway - I shall pass it on at I take it onboard.
Thanks Colin and @nitego!
We are constantly formulating imaginary scripts in our heads to interpret the world around us...
If you're going to make up an imaginary story (let's face it: our species does that all the time), imagine one that makes the world a more noble and compassionate place.
And people wonder why I'm always so happy...
By blissfully living in a world I choose to interpret in the most positive way in scenarios where I simply can't know the whole story, and has utterly insignificant long term consequences on my life.
It's a clutch move ---> Give it a go! 👍😀
Ha that's incredible and spot on! Ill keep that in my arsenal