Every once in a while I can ‘stand back’ and see my life from a different perspective.
It’s easy to become so enmeshed, so enveloped by the day-to-day or even hour-by-hour that you can become overwhelmed, despairing of finding any real answers, looking at things out of proportion.
I learned from my dad how helpful it can be to be able to look at things as if I were looking at a movie. (The things I see are happening to someone else. Everything will be tied up in a neat bow by the end of the ‘show’.) Many times I can even see the humor in the situation! And when I can laugh – or at least smirk – I can can use the different perspective to handle things a bit differently. I can change what is bothering me, change my behavior toward it, or realize that sometimes the “it is what it is” nature of what’s bothering me is the best it can be.
Instead of feeling swamped, I’m empowered to some extent. I have a different plan. A new outlook. I feel stronger and more able to cope. Changing your perspective is a problem-solving skill that is beyond price. My dad sharing his sense of humor, his sense of the ridiculous, and his ability to see things as a ‘story’ have helped me my whole life.
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