If you sometimes feel as though youre caught in lifes quicksand, you have a lot of company. We work, we struggle, we try to do everything we possibly can to move on to a higher level of well-being but it seems like the harder we work, the more stuck we get. If youre approaching a Category 5 frustration level, you might give this a try
Switch your focus from that really nice but frustrated person in the mirror to one or more of the other folks who inhabit this good earth.
I realize that its important to watch out for number one ourselves. We need to set goals, lay out plans and then do those things we need to do so that we can at least make some progress toward our goals. We need to demonstrate personal financial responsibility, plan for retirement and frequently just cover our backside so it doesnt get chewed off by one or more of lifes rodents.
However, what frequently happens is that we become so over-focused on ourselves and our own personal well-being that we wind up building huge walls. We lose the ability or even desire to see the bigger picture and the possibilities that life presents to us. We become so focused on me that we sometimes begin...