The mind MUST focus on something. It will either focus on something that stresses us out (like a worry) or on something that makes us feel good (like an exciting plan). Moreover, the mind tends to develop habits of focus - topics that it regularly attends to. Fortunately, we can change our habitual focus if we choose to - although it takes some time and effort. We can feel calmer and more at ease, even if there are difficult people in our lives, when we become adept at changing our focus of attention. Instead of ruminating about (putting all our attention on) that last unpleasant interchange, for example, we can quickly move our attention to something that makes us feel happy. As we become better and faster at doing this pivot, we will find ourselves attending to negativity far less and attending to things that make us feel good, far more. The result is that the challenges we must deal with will no longer completely rob us of joyful living. Even with our difficulties we will be able to feel more positive, energetic, healthy and content. It is all a matter of focus.
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