Chapter 257

“As we move through time, we’re often presented with opportunities that are carefully disguised as problems” - Seth

Most of us act and live as if the opposite were true. That we are often presented problems carefully disguised as opportunities. It seems that the posture is - life is problems. Everything and anything is seen through the lens of problems. All life events are seen as problems. Every interaction is seen as a problem. Every person that enters your life is a problem. Every conversation is about problems. Every thought is about problems. You get the problem idea because you are one of these kinds of people, or you have surely met one or are married to one.

Seth’s attitude is just the opposite. There are few actual problems, mostly just opportunities. Even the way that sentence comes off my mind and fingertips is powerfully different than the previous paragraph! This is not merely a posture difference, it is a universe of difference! It is perhaps a different universe entirely! Even as I sit here writing this, I am experimenting with framing all the conversations of the day with, “so what is the opportunity that is presenting itself?” instead of “what is the problem?” In fact, what could happen if we never ever said again for the remainder of our lives, “what’s the problem?” I think that this would revolutionize most people’s lives.

It would change your default answer from no to yes. It would change your view of each situation. It would change your narrative about your life. It would change how you feel each morning as you get out of bed. It would change everything.

Its an opportunity!