Blog Post: What's Not Wrong?

What you focus on during your job search accelerates or delays finding and attracting work meant for you. Do you worry about what is wrong (how the economy sucks or you haven't had an interview in days) or can you breathe in what is right (Denver is #1 city poised for recovery)? Do you stare at a problem (you are out of work with bills to pay) or do you watch expectantly for an answer (www.indeed.com)?
 
Zen master, poet, and peace activist Thich Nhat Hahn writes, "We often ask, 'What's wrong?' Doing so, we invite painful seeds of sorrow to come up and manifest. We feel suffering, anger, and depression and produce more such seeds. We would be happier if we tried to stay in touch with the healthy, joyful seeds inside of us and around us. We should learn to ask, "What's not wrong?"
 
I invite you to do the same. In the midst of your career transition explore, "What's NOT wrong?"
 
Are you breathing? Is your heart beating? Can you taste, smell, hear, see, feel, and intuit?
 
Do you have talents you were born with? Values that matter to you? Passions that interest you?
 
Do you have a roof over your head? Food on your table? Friends to share with? 
 
Did someone share an idea today? Give you a lead? Help you out? 
 
Are the flowers blooming? Sun rising? Birds singing?
 
This practice doesn't mean you ignore your problems or pretend they don't exist. You simply shift your awareness to sow solutions. Place your attention on what is not wrong and what you plant will grow!    

For more from Thich Nhat Hahn:
Peace is Every Step
Taming The Tiger Within: Meditations for Transforming Difficult Emotions
The Art of Power

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