03/11/2022
As a boy, I got to visit my Aunt for the summers.
We didn't get much time together (between 1-2 weeks) so she tried to always make the visit memorable and fun. I remember many of them with great fondness. I think I got my love of travel from her โ๏ธ
We'd go to ride ๐ขroller coasters, we did a 10-day ๐road trip from Atlanta to ๐ปYellowstone Park (where I saw my first brown bear), we even went to Disney World๐ญ!
Whenever she'd ask me to do something spontaneous, like going to the ๐๏ธpark, or out for an๐ฆ ice cream, I'd often have the same response:
"๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ.......๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐ก! โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ"
As I've gotten older and recognize the importance of the meaning we attach to things, I have been able to shift much of my thinking to more positive alternatives.
Where I used to think "it might rainโ๏ธ" (and that's a bad thing), now I think "wow, what if we get to see a rainbow๐" (an incredibly awesome thing).
How have you shifted your thinking in your life from your "habitual reaction" type thinking to more positive "intentional" thinking?
