What Is Your Reframe When Life Gets Hard?

I'll start off with mine... Every time I catch myself getting 'too serious' , stressed, anxious etc. I stop myself.. tae a few deep breaths and then remind myself that "WHEN IN DOUBT IT'S TIME TO ZOOM OUT"... What do I mean by this? For me, it's a way of putting this human experience into perspective.. It allows me to realize we're ALL on a rock floating in infinite amounts of space and NONE of us have this figured out.. It's all a big mystery and I should always remind myself to zoom out and bring humor to all of it... It's never as serious as the mind makes it out to be.

When life throws challenges your way, your perspective becomes your greatest weapon. Two people can face the same storm... one feels crushed, the other grows stronger. The difference? How they frame what’s happening.

Think of it like this: when a camera lens is blurry, you don’t throw away the picture... you adjust the lens. Reframing your perspective is about adjusting the way you see, so you can move through life with clarity instead of confusion.

Here's a little example to help you relate:

A man loses his job. One frame: “I failed, I’ll never recover. ”Reframe: “This is my chance to finally pursue what lights me up.” Same event, two different futures.

A Practice For You: The Power of The Pivot

Next time something challenges you, pause and ask yourself: “What else could this mean?”.... “How could this be happening for me, not to me?”

Write down 1 empowering reframe before reacting. Do this consistently, and your brain learns to turn obstacles into opportunities.

Alright alright alright... now YOUR TURN:

What’s a tough moment you’ve had recently... and what reframe did (or could) change the way you see it?

Drop it in the comments. You never know who might need your perspective today.

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