Life is like a Camera🎞📸
By: Bee
Tags: My Life, Mindfulness, Goals, Optimism, Positive Thinking

Focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, just take another shot. Ziad K. Abdelnour

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Focus on the most important: The most important task is the one that is critical, and creates the most significant outcome. This morning, as a mother of 2 beautiful daughters: 3 and 6, I woke up at 6 am, realizing the things I had to accomplish before I start work at 7am🤷‍♀️. Within that one hour, I had to pray, shower, get ready, prepare lunch for my kids, and send them off to school, before I embark on a 9 hour journey at work. I was able to do them all, one because its now a routine, and I know the order in my heart, and two because I trained my self to focus on the most important task, which is praying. Praying gives me energy🙌, adds positivity to my brain cells, and allows me to be an optimist! After I pray, I am in a good mood, and so I commit to start my day right, and with optimism! It doesn't mean that all things got done flawlessly, I just decided to capture the good times 🙌😃So, I say to you, choose your most important task every morning😉!

Capture the good times, and develop from the negatives

This morning☀🌞☀, right after I finished packing my kids food, my older daughter came to me, and asked “Mama, what did you put for lunch” and I said, “ Mac and Cheese”😋

All of a sudden, my daughter started crying, and crying🤣, and kept on saying she doesn’t want mac and cheese for lunch. My first attempt of reaction was anger😣, and telling my daughter that she has no choice but to take whatever I made. Mind you when this is happening, I am suppose to start work in about 10 minutes.

I took a deep breath and decided to acknowledge my daughter’s concern, and also appreciate her speaking up! I want to raise a daughter that stands up for what she wants, within reason of course. I wanted to understand why she didn't want mac and cheese for lunch, she loves mac and cheese at home! I let her speak up, and even more :) The mac and cheese is not as hot as she wants it at lunch, and the taste is not the same, that was her explanation🤗 A quick way out was for me to put some bread in the toaster and add butter and jam, and here she goes happy😁 to her school! and here I am happy😁 and amazed at how things unfolded so well, just because I made a decision to react a certain way 🙌

Here and there, I was a witness of how my reactions to situations are the sole contributors of what is to unfold💡! Acknowledge the negative event and capture the good times, avoid self blame, situation is temporary, and expect a positive outcome, BE in Control!

Optimists acknowledge negative events , but they are more likely to avoid blaming themselves for the bad outcome, inclined to view the situation as a temporary one and likely to expect further positive events in the future.

If things don’ work out, just take another shot📸

My reaction to my daughter’s concern was my other shot, this reaction I gained after multiple trials, and tribulations. Multiple shots from different incidents.

Negative or positive incidents influence your outlook of life😎, perspective, and reactions. You can train to react a certain way, your reactions are yours only, you have sole authority to how you react. That is the ultimate freedom, knowing that no one can get in your brain, and click a switch for you to react a certain way! Well, there are some people that know you so well, and probably know some of your trigger points, but they only know your trigger points, not your “reactor”! Your reactor is all yours! Own it, Optimize it, and be an Optimist😉.

Until we meet again…. with Love Bee💕

Looking to hear your comments, positive and constructive criticism👌