Good afternoon and hello again from Tim in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Hope this email finds you doing well, healthy and had a fantastic weekend. Wanted to share Tim's Time Outs with you again.
THE FIRST STEP OUT OF A MESS:
When everything is a mess and when you try to clean up, where do you start?
In life, some messes are bigger than others. Some situations are more traumatic and distressing. A flat tire is different from your car being repossessed and you lost your job and facing eviction.
So what do you do when "everything" is a mess?? Let me give a pointer on the first part that may help.
When everything is a mess...first, as long as there is breath in your body, realize that it's impossible for everything to be in a mess.
SOMETHING has to be right. The first thing is to find the things that are right.
Car repossessed?? Be THANKFUL for a great bus system.
You may not think that's much until you ride on some of the bus systems of the world. Got a terrible bus system? BE THANKFUL for legs that allow you to stand on a crowded, no air-conditioned bus with people hanging out the doors and windows plus a bumpy ride.
Imagine for a second that you have just been told that you have terminal cancer or AIDS. Now, imagine the relief when the doctor tells you it was a mistake and your health is FINE!. .Don't have terminal cancer or AIDS...Then EVERYTHING ISN'T in a mess, is it?
That's the FIRST thing; when you really stop and take count, EVERYTHING is NOT messed up, just some things.
Even if you did have a terminal disease, if you are headed to heaven then EVERYTHING still isn't messed up.
That's the first big step; realize the "other" things that aren't messed up.
ALL messes take a little time to clean, and patience is one of the necessary cleaning agents.
May your day and week be filled with success, a minimum of amount of "messes" and much happiness.
All the best,
Tim
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