Perception is a the key. When you perceive something to be difficult, it will continue to be difficult.
In my experience, it is easier to give up or let go because it is difficult or tough. It is easier to be looking for faults than find solution.
Forget what is good and hold on to the bad. Remind ourselves of the sadness rather than the happier moments.
Very easy to cloud oneself with negative emotions or memories than being brightened with positive outcomes or experience.
Because, it is easier to have life to blame for the shortfalls and the not reacheable expectations than looking closely to oneself as a limited human being.
For example, a housing loan. Monthly payments for the loan can burn an income. There are times, if not discipline enough, will miss payments or perhaps be short of cash after payment.
Rather than feeling bogged down, focus on the payment being an assuarance of a roof on your head. Find the dear things about the house or the surrounding that made you decide on getting a house.
I, for one, am glad I have learnt to appreciate that roof over my head. Although, there are times where it feels near to impossible to survive the month, but it feels good to have a roof over my head. Our head.
The place we got was at nearly 200k. Which means the housing loan is quite a bit... but, the plus side is that it is now valued higher. It was a fairly good investment move.
Last Saturday, as I was walking at the pool area of the condo... the scenery and serenity reminded me why I had decided to purchase the home. It was comforting and it was a place to call home.
As I said earlier, it is easy to perceive everything is difficult, hard or troublesome. But if you take the time to sit and breathe in your surroundings, you will find that - it ain't that bad as your mind perceived it.
So, when life throws you a fast one... remember to look at it at a different light. It may turn for the better.
Sarah Kambali
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