Shifting Perspective Opens Space for Hope
Have you noticed how distress narrows your focus? The problematic conversation, tricky decision, or unwelcome symptom is like the fog that blankets your inner system, blocking everything else. It doesn’t feel like you have the necessary resources to tackle the challenge. Frustration can spiral into despair or hopelessness. How can you regain clarity? What helps broaden your perspective? First, let’s talk about what doesn’t work. Bypassing pain with platitudes is an understandable protective strategy, but it dishonors your experience. We do it to ourselves and “offer” it to others because it is challenging to turn toward vulnerability with curiosity. Protective --->