We continue our Dadly Daily Declaration series with readings from Unfu*k Yourself by Gary John Bishop. Today’s reading focuses on the personal assertion “I Got This.”
So, let’s dive into today’s reading from chapter 4, “I Got This”. We’re going to divide this chapter into two parts due to the sheer volume of gems and notes. Here are a few gems from today’s reading:
- The negative experiences we have rarely stay contained to that one issue. They spread. Like a toxic chemical, they seep into all aspects of our lives.
- It’s like our whole life is tainted as our smaller problems leak into the bigger picture. Small problems quickly spread and create bigger ones.
- One little mess can influence all areas of your life until your emotions surrounding that one area become the lens through which you see everything.
- When you start to have crappy feelings, take a step back. Way back. See if you can picture your life for what it really is.
- Start here with your imagination.
- Start by looking at your entire life. Imagine it in front of you like a railroad track, running to the left and right as far as the eye can see.
- The tracks aren’t just sitting in the middle of a void. They cut through the countryside and cities, under tunnels and over bridges, across stretches of ocean, around towering mountains and plunging canyons. Picture the magnitude and magical variety of the surroundings.
- Look waaaay down those tracks to the left. This is your past. This is where you came from, the ground you’ve already covered in your journey through life.
- Follow the tracks down and far into the distance. As you walk, you’ll see your entire life expanding in front of you.
- Take the time to think about the most memorable experiences from your life.
- Don’t just limit this look back to the sugary goodness; think about the bad, too. Recall all the times when you struggled, suffered setbacks, or got knocked down.
- Remember all the problems you faced and eventually overcame. A lot of them may be very similar to what you’re dealing with today. You probably felt a lot of the same emotions back then, too. You thought you’d never get over your ex, that you’d never find a better job, or that you wouldn’t live through the humiliation of some situation.
- But you did. Your raised up and kicked on.
- Even the more serious problems probably seem a lot different today. After all, you did make it through them, and they ultimately helped shape and form who you are today.
Those gems lead us to today’s Dadly Daily Declaration:
We need to shift how we view our problems and the world and adopt a new, powerfully optimistic and grounded approach. Tell yourself, “I got this!”
Get connected to your reality, your real life instead of your emotionally soaked self-talk narrative about your life.
What this will do is help you put things in some kind of reality-based perspective. This will serve to help you face life and all of its problems with a powerful attitude, to starve the creeping specter of negativity that can and does catch us in its grip. If everyone around you is dealing with their issues, then you certainly can.
