Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           Itlasersinonwhatyouperceiveyourpersonalshortcomingsandfailurestoalreadybe,andthenemphasizesthemforyou. Youlearnaboutthebestwaystomakemoneybecauseyoufeelyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyalready. Youstandinfrontofthemirrorandrepeataffirmationssayingthatyou’rebeautifulbecauseyoufeelasthoughyou’renotbeautifulalready. Youfollowdatingandrelationshipadvicebecauseyoufeelthatyou’reunlovablealready. Youtrygoofyvisualizationexercisesaboutbeingmoresuccessfulbecauseyoufeelasthoughyouaren’tsuccessfulenoughalready. 

           Ironically,thisfixationonthepositive—onwhat’sbetter,what’ssuperior—onlyservestoremindusoverandoveragainofwhatwearenot,ofwhatwelack,ofwhatweshouldhavebeenbutfailedtobe. Afterall,notrulyhappypersonfeelstheneedtostandinfrontofamirrorandrecitethatshe’shappy. Shejustis. 

           There’sasayinginTexas:“Thesmallestdogbarkstheloudest.” Aconfidentmandoesn’tfeelaneedtoprovethathe’sconfident. Arichwomandoesn’tfeelaneedtoconvinceanybodythatshe’srich. Eitheryouareoryouarenot. Andifyou’redreamingofsomethingallthetime,thenyou’rereinforcingthesameunconsciousrealityoverandover:thatyouarenotthat. 

           EveryoneandtheirTVcommercialwantsyoutobelievethatthekeytoagoodlifeisanicerjob,oramoreruggedcar,oraprettiergirlfriend,orahottubwithaninflatablepoolforthekids.