Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Inspired by dismay

Dismay gets your attention. But if you let it continue beyond that, it gets you nothing.

Actually, what you end up with is worse than nothing. Because dismay, more often than not, serves as an excuse for inaction and resignation.

Sure, it’s important to accept the reality of whatever you cannot change, and that certainly includes discouraging things. But acceptance does not mean doing nothing.

When dismay floods into your awareness, feel its energy. Then be prompted by the feeling to transform your dismay into positive inspiration.

Even when there are factors you cannot change, there is much good you can do. Be inspired by dismay to focus on the positive, productive, life-enriching actions you can take.

Don’t allow dismay to waste your precious time or to conceal your best possibilities. Instead, intentionally change that dismay to inspiration, and continue to push life in a positive direction.

— Ralph Marston

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