What If You Have More Choices Than You Think?

One of the biggest traps we can fall into when life feels hard is believing we only have two options.

Stay or leave. Quit or continue. Fight or give up. All or nothing.

But resilience has taught me that there's usually more than two choices available. We just don't always see them when we're stressed, emotional or overwhelmed.

When I was diagnosed with MND, I couldn't choose the diagnosis. But I still had choices. I could choose where I put my energy. I could choose how I responded. I could choose what I focused on. I could choose how I wanted to show up each day.

Those choices mattered.

Sometimes we get so focused on the situation that we stop looking for the options. What's something you're currently dealing with. A challenge. A decision. A situation that's been taking up mental space. Then ask yourself, what are three possible ways I could respond to this? Not the obvious one. Three.

I am always surprised by what appears when I force myself to look beyond my first reaction.

What's a situation in your life right now where you could benefit from seeing more options?