A little mantra to help ease you through this time of year, if something can go right, it will...
Posted on 18th December 2024 at 07:28
Well, “that” time of year is rapidly approaching (!) and, with it, many people’s stress levels are rapidly approaching danger level. So, it must be time for our usual different perspective on the festive madness…
Looking back over previous blog posts at this time of year, there really is very little we can add. That it’s only one day, featuring a larger than normal roast Lunch – or Dinner – and, probably, more relatives / friends than advisable; particularly when accompanied by industrial quantities of alcohol and vastly over optimistic expectations of how the day will pan out…
So, if you’d like a different perspective on it all, here are the links to our last few posts at this time of year:
Why easy wins every time, click here.
What if, the best possible outcome you could imagine actually happens, click here.
It’s quality not quantity that really matters, click here.
A little mantra to help you through this time of year. Everyone is doing the best they know how. Yes, everyone is really doing the best they know how, click here.
And the last one has given us an idea for another little mantra to help ease you through the festivities. It was inspired by one that all too many people fall back on at this time of year, although it’s a perennial favourite all year round. Often known as “Sod’s Law” – or “Murphy’s Law” – it says quite simply, “If something can go wrong, it will.”
While we haven’t been able to find out exactly who Sod was (!), apparently, Murphy’s Law came from a Captain Murphy. He was involved in the testing of high speed jets and said, of one of the technicians working on the project, that “If there is any way to do it wrong, he’ll find it.” It quickly became known as “Murphy’s Law” and another mantra – or motto – was born.
So, are we suggesting that you should fall back on this all too common “glass half empty” approach to the festive season? Well, no.
Instead, turn it round 180 degrees for a new “glass half full” approach.
If something can go right, it will.
Now, doesn’t that sound – and feel – so much better?!?
And, while it can be used reactively, it works much better when used proactively. In other words, just before starting – or even thinking (!) – about anything or anyone...
So, this year, why not enjoy the company of friends and family, letting your new mantra help you along the way.
If something can go right, it will.
We wish you all a very happy and peaceful festive season and will be back, as usual, in the New Year.
If something can go right, it will.
As always, the choice is yours.
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