Have you ever noticed that problems and unwanted circumstance seem to take center stage, stealing attention and focus from the good things that are happening all around us? Problems and conflicts are rude. They are loud and they're boisterous, demanding our time, mind space, and money. Though it is our human nature to magnify that which demands immediate attention in our lives, this is not always a good idea seeing as though problems that are magnified are not solved as a result of its magnification. They still remain problems and now appear bigger than they really are because you magnified them. Shining light on problems will only bring insight if you fully understand what needs to be done to fix or eliminate that problem. Its like buying tools to fix something you do not know how to fix. In the end you waste time and energy flustering over the problem and no real progress has been made, just a lot of headaches, worrying and less observation on what is working in your life. Sometimes we must realize that just as there is more than meets the eye, there is also less than meets the eye as well. In fact 90% of the problems one has is due to the magnification of a smaller problem, causing this one problem to develop into many problems, particularly health issues due to worry and depression. Where there is less, magnification makes more. Chances are the problem or conflict is less than how its appearing to be to you for we as humans are naturally prone to collecting facts and putting them together to form a conclusion and this conclusion is always magnified if its not in our best interest or is not what we prefer to have exist.
You may be thinking that seeing a situation or circumstance as less than what it appears to be is a lot like being in denial however there is a distinct difference between the two! Denial takes place when one is clearly aware of a fact but denies its existence. Denying that something exists is not the same as denying its impact on your life, for we are not able to decide whether something exists or not (it will exist whether we acknowledge it or not), however we can decide how we see that existence, what it means to us, and how it affects our lives. In life there are crucial balances between knowing what we have control over and what we do not....but that's a whole other topic! When you understand these balances, the magnification of problems and conflicts in your life will seem irrational and illogical, thus eliminating the factors that could have branched off from the one problem you saw as more than what it really was. Examples of these problems could be anything. Many people magnify their financial problems, marital conflicts, social dilemmas, and even health issues. You may have bills that must be payed however the magnification of this fact does not pay any of them. Having a disagreement with a spouse is common however the magnification of what makes the two of you disagree causes more disagreements. Everyone encounters a social dilemma at some point in their lives but highlighting this fact only decreases your chances of associating with someone who may be able to help you out of the dilemma. Not to mention all of the people who go to the doctor to shine light on what they believe is a health issue and leave with 10 different diagnostics and medications that each create their own health issue. So now what was once a common cold and could cured with a bit of lemon and honey is now many other issues. In conclusion, consider love. A conflict can seem overwhelming in our eyes, so large and encompassing of all other beliefs and what we were once sure of. However, all can be reestablished, reconciled, and recompensed with the tiniest acknowledgement of loves presence. Then we see that what once mattered so much, matters less if at all. Like the magnification of a bonsai tree can make a miniature scenery look so real, life's challenges can appear so real until we take a step back and see that it was less than meets the eye.
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You may be thinking that seeing a situation or circumstance as less than what it appears to be is a lot like being in denial however there is a distinct difference between the two! Denial takes place when one is clearly aware of a fact but denies its existence. Denying that something exists is not the same as denying its impact on your life, for we are not able to decide whether something exists or not (it will exist whether we acknowledge it or not), however we can decide how we see that existence, what it means to us, and how it affects our lives. In life there are crucial balances between knowing what we have control over and what we do not....but that's a whole other topic! When you understand these balances, the magnification of problems and conflicts in your life will seem irrational and illogical, thus eliminating the factors that could have branched off from the one problem you saw as more than what it really was. Examples of these problems could be anything. Many people magnify their financial problems, marital conflicts, social dilemmas, and even health issues. You may have bills that must be payed however the magnification of this fact does not pay any of them. Having a disagreement with a spouse is common however the magnification of what makes the two of you disagree causes more disagreements. Everyone encounters a social dilemma at some point in their lives but highlighting this fact only decreases your chances of associating with someone who may be able to help you out of the dilemma. Not to mention all of the people who go to the doctor to shine light on what they believe is a health issue and leave with 10 different diagnostics and medications that each create their own health issue. So now what was once a common cold and could cured with a bit of lemon and honey is now many other issues. In conclusion, consider love. A conflict can seem overwhelming in our eyes, so large and encompassing of all other beliefs and what we were once sure of. However, all can be reestablished, reconciled, and recompensed with the tiniest acknowledgement of loves presence. Then we see that what once mattered so much, matters less if at all. Like the magnification of a bonsai tree can make a miniature scenery look so real, life's challenges can appear so real until we take a step back and see that it was less than meets the eye.
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