A positive outlook will improve people’s health, prosperity and relationships. Nash Mourad, author of the new book, How To Be Right About Everything — An awakening journey into unlearning, is a thought leader on busting myths and shifting paradigms.
One such myth lies at the heart of conflict between individuals, groups and nations: the idea that we are more important or worthy than those around us.
That change begins with understanding the difference between facts and choices in all our everyday experiences, Nash says. Knowing that how we view others is something we can choose changes how we look at the world and those around us.
Nash offers these five tips to help us recognize choices and powerfully take control of them to create a healthy outlook and more peaceful relationships:
Reactions are Choice, Not Fact. Reactions call out your past, seem like instincts, and feel almost involuntary. Reactions also perpetuate the past. So, if you are in love with your past, stick with your reactions.
Ask Questions: If you wish to address the seeming issue of your reactions, then simply ask yourself “why” for each reaction of which you are aware.
Pause with Instincts: Pay attention to your first seeming instinct in any situation without judging it right, wrong, good, or bad. Rather, ask yourself, “What is the purpose of this behavior/reaction?”
Self Protection: Reactions are usually a defense or some form of protectionism – because the ego begins with the assumption that you are vulnerable. Understanding this may help you detect the fear beneath the reaction.
Let Go: As you uncover the purpose, you step into where change is possible – at the thought level. At this location of your awareness, simply ask yourself if the driving fear is something you still want to be part of your reality. If your answer is no, let it go.
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