We tend to claim that we don't want problems. Let's just keep it smooth. Let's not rock the boat.
And yet, worry and anxiety and low self-esteem can produce an unlimited amount of concern. There must be a problem, right, because there always is a problem?
It's hard to talk yourself out of a problem that you talked yourself into.
What do you tell yourself about your problems? Maybe that's a place to start.
-- doug smith
Maybe it didn't turn out \exactly as you planned. Maybe the problem is still clanking around in the background or even right in front of you.
There you are. Calm. Focused. Centered.
Centered problem solvers are OK even if their problem is not yet solved.
-- doug smith
Simply buying some one's solution solves one problem but it might not be yours that it solves.
Consider the source. Consider the agenda. Consider the ramifications.
Centered problem solving could take longer, but you'll like the results more.
-- doug smith
Some problems are only problems because you think they're problems.
Too much thinking? Or too little?
-- doug smith
Be careful of an answer that feels automatic. What if the obvious solution is an illusion?
Problems seldom create their own solutions without magnifying the problem.
Just because you can't see an agenda doesn't mean that there isn't one...
-- doug smith
