While driving Sunday morning, I saw a church sign that read, "Life is 10 percent how you make it and 90 percent how you take it." This reminded me of another technique I learned years ago to deal with stress - rational emotive behavior therapy, also known as REBT. REBT has to do with the theory that the way a person views a situation results in negative emotions, not outside forces. For example, instead of saying, "He made me angry," you would say, "The way I perceived his behavior made me angry." That way, you can change your inner dialogue before your emotions end up in the driver's seat.
I realize now that I need to use REBT a lot more often on my road to wellness. I allow too many circumstances to get under my skin, which is not healthy in the long run. I think that in addition to reaching my wellness goals, I need to take a step back every now and then to assess my view of life. This should keep me grounded and less frazzled.
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