Stories we TELL

What do you do if someone asks you why you are sad? Usually, you will tell them a story behind your sadness. That, so-and-so did or did not do something for you, or that such-and-such person said XYZ to you, or that your life is really difficult, and so on. What is particularly interesting, purely from a psychological perspective, is that we do not view these stories as stories but as reasons. We believe we have a legitimate reason for feeling sad. May be that is true but mostly it is subjective; these are not the reasons but stories we tell ourselves.

Taking out the negative incidents from your story can be rather painful and time consuming. At times, the best solution is to snip it all and have the courage to rewrite your story. And if you take moment to reflect on it, you will discover that we have a story for everything that happens to us.

For every single one of our feelings and actions, we tell ourselves a story. The narrative becomes an integral part of our lives; indeed, it takes over our intelligence and wisdom, reducing us to merely a character in the story.

Even if the character is the protagonist, it is still just a part of the story, whereas you could be the writer of your story. Pen a beautiful one, an inspiring story, as promising as the dreams you carry in your heart.

Change your story if you want to change your life!!