Not Forcing a Solution, Part 2 (TMF:2374)

Thursday, June 13, 2024
Peace to Live By: Not Forcing a Solution, Part 2 (TMF:2374) - Daniel Litton
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       Why is this bad? Well, because sometimes when we get something, we realize that it isn’t what we should have wanted. We didn’t think things properly through. We were too eager, too quick to try to get what we wanted. Now our happiness is gone. Nah, we should have taken more time. We should have thought it through. But, it’s too late, we got what we wanted and we are disappointed. Now we have the desire to get rid of that which we had forced into our hands. The other thing that can happen when we try to force an outcome is that we can fall flat on our face. We didn’t obtain what we desired, and we injured ourselves trying to get it. We made a gamble with money we had. The gamble didn’t pay off. Now, we have no more money and still the need for whatever it was—perhaps more money. Perhaps a person is too eager to build muscle. They are lifting too many weights. Then what happens? The person injuries themselves literally. Now they have to recover and cannot lift weights for the time being. They tried to force what they wanted (bigger, better muscles), and ended up with nothing but a hurt body.