Smile File-Life is Grand

Friends, I read the most beautiful bit of advice on worrying this week on A CUP OF JO.

Picture that the Grand Canyon is your life–your past, present and future. Start envisioning the various parts of your life within the canyon: Over there is the day you were born, your third-grade choir performance, your job as a babysitter. Picture your present: There’s your apartment, your friends, your mom, the book you’re reading right now. Picture your future: There’s your next vacation, the love of your life, your future children, the Top Chef finale. :)”

Now, my therapist told me, picture the enormous Grand Canyon and drop your worry into it. Whatever you’re worrying about–your cranky boss, your dating life, a salty comment from a friend–will be barely visible. “See how tiny it looks?” she says. Suddenly your problem will seem much, much smaller in comparison to the grand course of your huge, rich, long life.”

Your life is SO grand friends, it makes any of your worries look so small.

Make sure to check the original post on CUP OF JO here!

HAVE A WONDERFUL FRIDAY FRIENDS!

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7 Comments

  1. Madeline Quaint November 11, 2011 / 1:22 pm

    I’ll have to try this technique next time I get into a worry (too many times!). I love the Grand Canyon, and though I’ve never seen it in real life, if I ever visited the US, I’d definitely go… πŸ™‚

    What would I wish for? Hmm, thinking through it I’d always love to get some books… And more. And more…. πŸ™‚
    The ideal way to haul around as many books as I wish is an e-book reader! It would be a perfect present for bookish blogger me. πŸ™‚
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  2. Sharon November 11, 2011 / 1:50 pm

    Good on ya! Yay for fairy hobmother wishes come true!

    I have a persistent and recurrent wish for one of those gorgeous shiny red kitchenaid mixers πŸ™‚

  3. Rocquelle Porch November 11, 2011 / 2:28 pm

    Yay for a treat from the Fairy Hobmother!

    When we focus more on our blessings, we have less time to worry. Thanks for sharing friend!
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  4. Bere Parra November 11, 2011 / 9:17 pm

    Gosh this is beautiful!!! I’m going to try this out next time I feel overcome by anxiety and desperation (I wish I’d read this posts 2-3 weeks ago, because I really needed this back then!!). Thanks for sharing Jamillah!!! And the wish…hmmm, I want to move to NYC next year, so I’m putting this out there to the universe, hoping that either the Fairy Hobmother or something/somebody else will provide a helping hand!! πŸ™‚ xxx
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    • Jamillah November 14, 2011 / 8:44 pm

      I love this advice too! Also I LOVE your wish!!!

  5. FASHION TALES November 14, 2011 / 3:31 pm

    I think Cup of Jo was my very first blogs that I followed! True, when we look at our life it is grand … it’s so easy to forget about the little blessings that we are granted with daily, waking up each day, etc. What a beautiful post Jamillah, Thanks for sharing. Congrats on the gifted card from the Fairy Hobmother. Have a wonderful day. xxoo
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