Imagine you have a bad day, something has not gone your way or you have an important decision to make. You may benefit from taking stock on a mental give-a-shit-ometer. A suggestion below. On a scale of 1-10 how bad is this (thing, problem, conflict): 10. You have just been blown up by an IED and have moments left to live 9. You have lost a limb or limbs 8. You have just been wounded 7. You are being shot at 6. You have just made a decision that will kill someone to save someone else being killed Okay, if you are not in a war zone then I am guessing you are already down to a 5. Let’s move on to financial: 5. You do not have enough money for food, clothes or shelter 4: 4.8. You have just made a decision that will bankrupt an entire country, if not the world 4.5. You have just made a decision that will bankrupt your company 4.2. You have just made a decision that will bankrupt yourself If you are reading this, then chances are that here is where most of your problems will start: 3. You are overweight, unhealthy and do not like yourself. You will die slowly of first world diseases; you know this and yet you are eating a bag of Cheetos as we speak. 2. You felt aggrieved by someone else’s actions (wife cheated; friend spoke to a guy you like; someone cut you up on the way to work) 1. You felt aggrieved by someone else’s words (Trump said something stupid; Glenda “always” knows how to push my buttons; my boss is an asshole) Why do we care so much about items 1-3? Because that is all we have to care about. Not so bad after all is it? Gratitude solves a lot of problems before they start. Fed up of meeting hell? Our iPhone app can help. Find out more.
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