Suffering? In pain? Frustrated? Someone doing you wrong? Rather than going into the no good, wrong, trauma and drama default, ask “What's funny about this I'm not getting?”

​For example, have you ever tried to tell someone something SO AMAZING that you had just found out and that had changed your life, and you just wanted to tell everyone because you knew it would change their lives too...? Did they call you a looney and laugh at you? Did you try every-which-way to explain, again and again, until you started doubting yourself? 

What if instead of making yourself wrong, you laughed at yourself being hung out to dry like a rubber chicken? What's funny? Um rubber chicken...I  mean a rubber chicken says nothing and makes people laugh. 

Or maybe you're in a relationship that's on a wash cycle of wring-your-heart-dry? What's funny about that? Gotta be something. Even if it's to laugh at yourself for pushing the same old wring-me-out-now button and expecting a different result. 

Cute, Not Bright. 

What's great about laughing? It boosts your oxygen and feel-good body bits and kicks you out of the self-pity spiral. And did you know that joy and happiness can be *infectious*?

Then when you've done, or while you're still laughing, you get to make another choice. Are you willing to see more of life's funny side and choose for you?

Do you sometimes do things that, well, just don't work out? In fact, you create complete rubbish?

When you do this, do you default to how bad, wrong, terrible and awful you are? Yes, you're a failure, just like they always said you were.

How does that feel? Does it help you at all? 

Probably not. So what if instead, you acknowledged that you can be an awesome creator of rubbish.

Say “Gee, I'm cute, but not bright!” Then laugh and ask “What's right about this I'm not getting?” and “What else is possible?”

If you can create magnificent rubbish, you can undoubtedly create magnificent magnificence too. You just have to ask and take notice.
 
What's the value of making yourself wrong anyway? 

It's much more fun to be Cute Not Bright.

Something not working in your life? Feeling unhappy or stuck? Do you see yourself as a victim and without hope? Do you think you're hard up and done over by someone? 

Are these points of view limiting you, preventing you from creating the life you'd really like? Would you like to change?

People stay in the role of the mournful victim all the time because it has some value for them. 

For example, it gives them the attention they desire, it's comfortable, they've decided it's the only way of getting out of something they'd rather not do, in the hope that it will force someone else to behave differently, and many more reasons they've decided are valuable to them. 

On the other hand, some people simply don't realize they have the choice to change. 

Was that you? Now you know you can choose, would you like to? If so ask “What's the value of hanging on to this?” If it has no value, you would hang on to it for what reason?

The reality is, you always have choice. 

Do you like helping people? Is is important to you? What is it about helping people you enjoy? Do you feel worthy? Does it make you feel valued and valuable? Do you want to save them from something?

What don't you enjoy? Are you frustrated when you give your best to someone but they don't seem to want it or appreciate it? Are you shocked or saddened when friends and family get angry or upset at you when you're simply trying to help them?

Do you find that no matter how much you help people, some simply never seem to change?

There is nothing wrong with wanting to help people. It's awesome. Empowering people to know they can change anything in their lives is a gift. 

Just know that even when you do your best, people will choose what they choose, and it's got nothing to do with you. 

People choose what they do because somewhere, somehow, they like it. 

If you'd like to get clear about why and how you can help people with greater ease ask “What's the value of helping people?”

What if rather than being distracted by trying to help people who simply don't want your help, you asked "What other action could I take to create the changes I'd like?"

Do you feel your life is too full, too busy? Are you overwhelmed with all the things you have to do? Or perhaps it bores you?

Do you assume that to make life easier you need to eliminate something? How often do you start by cutting out the things you enjoy, to do something for someone else? 

Rather than assume you need to do more with less, that you can't afford something, that no one will help you, and you certainly shouldn't enjoy yourself when “things need to be done,” start by asking “What else could I add to my life?”

For example, what if you added a partner, assistant, cleaner, driver, advisor, or asked your spouse, children, parents, friends, employees, boss to do more (or something!)? 

Perhaps you've started a new project, or have a new target you'd like to reach (or surpass!?). What information/joy/playfulness/support/else could you add to your life to help generate this with ease, or something greater?

What if simply sprinkling a smile here and there throughout your day created more than you could possibly imagine?