Helping Hands, Holistic Care

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Stepping Back

Keeping a broad view in mind allows us to keep our sense of perspective - it keeps us from getting lost in unimportant details.

In order to do this we must practice an attitude of some detachment. We must step back from our thought processes to see how our day feels when we act as a witness to our mental processes.

Become a watcher of our own process of thinking, an observer within our own mind.

We can better grasp the larger picture when we do not get derailed in obsessive mental machinations.

We feel better about our lives, and it makes more sense to us, when we accept that it has an overall purpose and plan.

Relax, let go and enjoy the ride. Take a deep breath and step back.

A tourist visiting Italy came upon the construction site of a huge church. "What are you doing?" he asked three stonemasons who were working at their trade. "I'm cutting stone," answered the first tersely. "I'm cutting stone for twenty lire a day," the second responded. "I'm helping build a great cathedral," the third stonemason announced.

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