Day 3 — Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop.
What if the trouble isn’t the other shoe dropping, but everything that happens while we’re waiting for it?
Today’s Gratitude Seed takes a familiar expression and turns it on its completely on its head,
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I like the way you are presenting the challenge with a little story and suspense. You are refreshing the Gratitude Challenges. Today, I’ll try not to wait except for the best outcome!
Thanks, Marie-Claire. The plan is to find a compelling way to present each of the seeds. And that means lots of variety. I’m so happy you appreciate this approach. I’ve work hard to make these seeds as impactful as possible.
Oh boy, does this one hit close to home! I have to admit even all the gratitude practice and after all the meditation, my mind still wants to slip into those grooves of negativity. While I don’t seem to spoil a good moment so much these days, with thoughts that something will go wrong. I still tend to anticipate things will go poorly. When I decided to add this comment feature, I had fears that I’d be the only one commenting. I was also worried that I wouldn’t be able to put all pieces in place in time to make this challenge work. (Thankfully I had Marie-Claire’s help.🙏) While legitimate concerns, there’s no need to have them living rent-free in my mind. This seed will help me let go of my worries sooner.
This unpleasant feeling has been part of my life for some time and something I mentally tried to analyse and fix. Thank you for the reminder to just pause and notice what is actually happening right now and let it be.
I appreciate your vulnerability, Jill. I think we all struggle at times with negative feelings and thoughts. I’m so happy you’re recognizing the value in pausing and noticing.
While it’s better for preparation to see the cup as both half empty AND half full, I admit my thoughts are generally more pessimistic. That may be partially my career training but it does make days very stressful. I need to stop doing this in my own personal life!
Yesterday was an emotionally very intense day for me, as I was navigating the fine line between recognising what is negative and figuring out how to actually turn it into an advantage.
I think I managed to have the shoe land on a cushion. 🙂