AIM-ing at happiness – what is your interpretation?
It can be really challenging to separate what happens to us from how we interpret it.
When we are in a negative spiral, it can be quite difficult to remember that what happens and how we interpret it are two separate events – one out there and one in our minds.
While we cannot control what happens out there, we can practice coming up with more helpful interpretations for ourselves.
For example, if I did not get invited to my friends birthday dinner, it can be easy to interpret this in a negative way. She does not care about me, I do not matter, she is upset with me, she has found other friends etc etc etc!
It takes much more presence of mind (and creativity!) to come up with interpretations that will not lead to emotional distress.
How many can you think of?
Coming up with helpful interpretations of external events takes intentionality and practice. But it gets sooo much easier with time.
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