By overlooking undesirable situations that you can control, you develop a tolerance, an acceptance, of less-than-the-best in your life. The things you overlook day after day eventually come to represent your greatest dissatisfactions.
A very common toleration is that of clutter. If you remove clutter by tossing it or organizing it, you can take back an environment that supports productivity and a sense of control.
Another common toleration takes some courage to confront – a boss, lover or buddy who makes you hate yourself. Once you know someone doesn't belong in your life, you cannot un-know that. It will nag you to the point of desperation. So, have the conversation. Maybe your feelings will change. Or, at least, ending the association will make some room for a better business opportunity, a relationship that energizes everything good in you, and a circle of friends you are confident are on your side.
Are you tolerating some unfinished nuisance tasks that, if completed, would support progress toward your goals? What if you stopped tolerating that tired computer, the mouse about your house or that disconcerting sound your car makes when you apply the brakes? If the task is too large for you, hire the help you need. When you spend money to create peace of mind, you are investing in the universe’s most valuable commodity.
By identifying and taking action against your tolerations, you are exerting the type of control that will produce observable and measurable contributions to your happiness.
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