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4.17.2020
These are unprecedented and uncertain times
we're living in to say the least.
How do you deal with the unknown?
Framing can help.
Your mental frame affects and controls your
mindset – and mindset is everything.
In the research study "Rethinking
Stress: The Role of Mindsets in
Determining the Stress Response,"
a "mindset" is defined as "a mental
frame or lens that selectively organizes
and encodes information, thereby
orienting an individual toward a unique
way of understanding an experience
and guiding one toward corresponding
actions and responses."
Your mindset is the lens through which
you perceive the world.
Change your mindset, change your
perception, change your life.
On a personal level, framing is helping
me with controlling the uncontrollable and
dealing with the uncertainty of the moment.
Uncertainty is where fear, anxiety, panic, and
stress live.
What I am finding useful is thinking about the
framing of the situation so that I can deal with it
better.
FRAMING.
P U B L I S H E R ' S M U S E
Warren J Dow
Publisher
wdow@Southbaydigs.com
Here are some frames that you might find
beneficial in your own unique way:
Learning – what can I learn from this challenge?
Gratitude – recognize and be grateful for all that
you already have.
Empathy – health & wellness is life's great
equalizer, we're all in this together.
The ability to navigate uncertainty resides in all
of us – embrace it, work on it, take control of
it, you'll feel better and empowered no matter
what lies ahead.
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are
tiny matters, compared to what lies within us."
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Finding perspective in the chaos.
The worst thing to do in a time of chaos is add
to it.
You've heard the cliché "attitude is everything."
I would say that perspective is everything, and
attitude is a byproduct of ones' perspective.
Perspectives are powerful.
Choose wisely.
The priorities and what we deemed
important and pressing in January /
February 2020 surely have changed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has a silver
lining – it too shall pass, and perhaps
change our perspectives for the
better forever.
Embrace the fear and challenges
ahead and use it to fuel a better
tomorrow – it's out there!
Cherish the day, stay positive, and
stay strong.
Until next time ~
WHAT LIES BEHIND US, AND WHAT LIES BEFORE US ARE
TINY MATTERS, COMPARED TO WHAT LIES WITHIN US.
– RALPH WALDO EMERSON
