Mike Carruthers:
You actually have a great deal of wisdom.
Richard Carlson:
Wisdom is not just a word it's actually a different kind of
intelligence-it exists in people: common sense, wisdom, deeper
intelligence, insight.
Richard Carlson,
author of the book, What
About The Big Stuff says in order to handle the big events
in life, that inevitably happen, we have to be able to tap into
that deeper thinking-which is not our normal thinking.
Our thinking
is very programmed and habitual and reactive but when you quiet
down and you listen to a deeper place within you- you can be
going through an awful lot of chaos and still not feel chaotic.
Richard believes
that the best way to tap into your wisdom is to become more
patient.
There's a tremendous
correlation between patience and resiliency. There's a correlation
between hope and optimism and resiliency. So, when you practice,
when things don't go right for you- and instead of freaking
out or demanding that the world be different- you become more
accepting. Doesn't mean you don't try your hardest and want
for things to go right for you-you obviously do-but there's
a way you can hold on tightly but let go lightly. You try your
best but when things don't work out you become more accepting
of it. That's the nature of resiliency.
And resilient
people, says Richard, are much happier.
To the extent
that you can become more accepting- that's the degree to where
you'll become more resilient in your life. And resiliency is
really the key, that's the ability to bounce back from adversity.
At somethingyoushouldknow.net
I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.
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