Attitude is everything.
When I discovered that I had cancer, my life was turned upside down in a matter of seconds. Instantly, a shroud of negativity clouded my head. Inundated with packets of information on the terrible disease, I was simply in awe that this could happen to me. Why did this happen to me? What did I do wrong? I started thinking about death because I was convinced that this was the end of my short road in life. This happened all in a matter of minutes as I sat there listening to my doctor babble on about treatment options and curability rates. I tried to pay attention but I couldn’t. As I was getting up to leave his office, he left me with one more bit of advice before our next appointment. He stopped me, put his hand on my shoulder, and said “Aaron, don’t let it control your life.” That didn’t sink in.
It’s amazing how quickly the mind can work against you. After only a few short moments, I started feeling sick - literally, sick to my stomach. I had a headache, and I was out of breath. Yes I was shocked, but I was also slowly but surely convincing myself that I was very sick. An hour ago I had been fine.
I wallowed around in my grief for days. As each day passed, I became more and more ill, not because of my illness, but because of my mind. My dumb big head now had control. There were days where I could hardly walk. Cancer doesn’t do that to you, not in the early stages of where I was at. But your mind – oh yes, she can do it you. It was weeks after the news when I realized that best treatment had already been given to me. “Don’t let it control your life.” I had already let that happen, even before medical treatment had even started.
How does this relate to PE? What’s the moral in all this rambling? It’s simple: negativity can ruin anything, even your life, literally. I was able to witness first hand how quickly negative thinking can make you downright physically ill in a matter of minutes. Other than unadulterated stupidity, negative thinking might be the single most popular reason why people fail. This applies to all aspects of life; everything you do and everything you want to do.
When life throws you a curveball just remember one thing: it’s just another pitch. Square up and hit it out of the park.
When I discovered that I had cancer, my life was turned upside down in a matter of seconds. Instantly, a shroud of negativity clouded my head. Inundated with packets of information on the terrible disease, I was simply in awe that this could happen to me. Why did this happen to me? What did I do wrong? I started thinking about death because I was convinced that this was the end of my short road in life. This happened all in a matter of minutes as I sat there listening to my doctor babble on about treatment options and curability rates. I tried to pay attention but I couldn’t. As I was getting up to leave his office, he left me with one more bit of advice before our next appointment. He stopped me, put his hand on my shoulder, and said “Aaron, don’t let it control your life.” That didn’t sink in.
It’s amazing how quickly the mind can work against you. After only a few short moments, I started feeling sick - literally, sick to my stomach. I had a headache, and I was out of breath. Yes I was shocked, but I was also slowly but surely convincing myself that I was very sick. An hour ago I had been fine.
I wallowed around in my grief for days. As each day passed, I became more and more ill, not because of my illness, but because of my mind. My dumb big head now had control. There were days where I could hardly walk. Cancer doesn’t do that to you, not in the early stages of where I was at. But your mind – oh yes, she can do it you. It was weeks after the news when I realized that best treatment had already been given to me. “Don’t let it control your life.” I had already let that happen, even before medical treatment had even started.
How does this relate to PE? What’s the moral in all this rambling? It’s simple: negativity can ruin anything, even your life, literally. I was able to witness first hand how quickly negative thinking can make you downright physically ill in a matter of minutes. Other than unadulterated stupidity, negative thinking might be the single most popular reason why people fail. This applies to all aspects of life; everything you do and everything you want to do.
When life throws you a curveball just remember one thing: it’s just another pitch. Square up and hit it out of the park.