Source http://zenhabits.net/transforming-burden/
By Leo Babauta
How many of you have felt overwhelmed recently by everything you have to do?
How many of you have felt something you have to do — or everything you have to do — as a burden?
Many of us feel everything we have to do as burden, as overwhelm. It stems from how we look at the world: it’s hard, it’s difficulty to bear, and things are crashing down around us.
This is not said judgmentally, but with compassion — almost all of us see things this way. It feels like it’s programming that’s hardwired into us.
But it’s changeable. It starts by shifting how we see the world.
Instead of seeing the world as burden, can we see it as gift?
Instead of seeing the world as difficulty and struggle, can we see it as possibility and opportunity?
Instead of thinking we have too much to do, can we see the joy in each task? A…