Limitless Monday: Everything In Life Happens For A Good Reason

Limitless Monday – Everything happens for a reason, a good reason.

The other day I was reading a book called Zen and the art of happiness by Chris Prentiss. Its key takeaway was, “Everything that happens to me is the best possible thing that can happen to me.”

That thinking would mean that if we were standing at the altar ready for the love of our life to show up, and she or he didn’t make it, that is a good thing.

The thinking goes, you should party anyway.

It would also mean that if we lost our job we should be grateful to our boss for firing us, and thank him for the wonderful opportunities that will be coming our way because of his act of kindness.

Further, if your business goes bust, don’t lose any sleep. Greater things are in store for you.

The same principle applies to failing an exam, experiencing defeat in a sporting or other competition, even a debilitating illness. Be thankful.

Admittedly, it is very difficult to think in this way when we feel pain. But remember, pain is an emotion, the same as happiness and joy. That means you have the power to change your emotions.

Worst case, allow yourself to feel the pain for a few minutes, and then start thinking about why the event is good for you.

The other important thing to remember is that pain is temporary. Although that is hard to contemplate when the pain is at its peak and it seems as though you are incapacitated by it.

However, you must force yourself to remember that the pain will subside. It subsides quickest when replaced by happy and or productive thoughts.

I have had businesses on the verge of failure, but I have managed to maintain my positivity and faith in the future by forcing myself to work on my next idea.

A loss in a sporting event can cause trauma, but, again, as long as you quickly replace that emotion with a plan to improve and move forward, then the loss can swiftly be viewed as a positive outcome.

The key is to replace your bad emotions with thoughts that will empower you to ‘keep moving forward,’ as Rocky Balboa once famously said.

Take comfort from the fact that millions have gone before and found success and happiness from what appeared to be, at some point, the depths of hell.

Today, recall the words that I began this article with, “Everything that happens to me is the best possible thing that can happen to me.”

It won’t be long before you will need to put this thinking into practice. However, this time you will be primed!

Happy Monday!

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Banner Image: Zen. Image Credit – Colton Sturgeon