Take a Look Around!

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution” - Anonymous


One of my all time Favorite Recording artists is Barry Kingston.

He is the lead singer of Barry Kingston and the Screaming Souls.

If you have not heard his music please check it out at http://www.barrykingston.com/. His message is all about love, strength, inspiration and unity! And it ROCKS to boot!!

I urge you to check Barry's music and message out and make it part of your music compilation TODAY! You will not regret it!

One of Barry's songs is call "Take a Look Around" and it has moved me to write about the importance of this seemingly innocuous concept!

When you feel you are up against a wall of negativity, despair, fear, and troubles - the first thing you must do is Stop and Take a Look Around!

Often the prospects of fear and danger put us into a sort of Tunnel Vision that forces us to focus strictly on our problems and fears!

As discussed previously - this then allows all of our negative thoughts to COMPOUND (for more on Combatting Negative Compounding please visit http://www.alliedeffort.blogspot.com/) and we feel overwhelmed immediately!

So - Take a Look Around you and realize that WHATEVER it is that is weighing on your shoulders -- be it work, personal, family, financial, etc -- YOU ARE NOT ALONE in your struggles!

Take a look around and see all the people like you who are in the same (or similar) battles and stuggles!

Take a look around at all you have that is positive in your life and FOCUS on those things - NOT on the issue that seems insurmountable!

Take a look around and FIND a SOLUTION! There is ALWAYS a solution waiting to be found!

So many times we spend "1000 times" the effort and time and worry focusing on the problems we face and the "possible" catastrophic outcome that inevitably does not arrive - instead of working and focusing on the SOLUTION!!!

If faced with a problem -- ACCEPT that it happened and do not beat yourself up over it!

THEN move IMMEDIATELY to the SOLUTION!

Enlist the advice and assistance of friends and families -- they are always willing to help you in some manner!

Take a look around for some signs of HOPE and PROMISE of a brighter day and the resolution of the issue that has you distraught at this time!

Take a look around -- the Dark is not so Dark when you do and you realize that YOU ARE NEVER ALONE in this journey!!

Never Quit and Stay Strong!!!