There’s a doom-and-gloom mood in our circles these days. It comes and goes like the tide. Narratives of decline, dispossession, and anarcho-tyranny loom large as we watch current events and think about the future.
I believe that we must go through demoralization and not around it. The first path to optimism is by adopting a “create from everything” mindset. Think of it as the ability to take everything life throws at you, create from it, and direct it toward constructive outcomes. There’s a certain confidence that comes with this ability. It’s the knowledge that we can turn any circumstances into beauty, meaning, and positive action.
It is not meant to sugarcoat bad events or to operate in a state of denial. Things will suck at times. But we can control our response and perspective.
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