Source https://zenhabits.net/stories/
By Leo Babauta
Most of us don’t realize how powerful stories are in our lives, because we don’t even notice that we’re telling ourselves a story. But stories shape everything.
For example, the stories you tell yourself is the reason you feel:
- Resentment toward a loved one or coworker
- Guilty about what you haven’t done
- Overwhelmed by all that you need to do
- Anxious about the uncertainty of the world
- Stuck in your old habits
- Avoidant of your difficult tasks
- Bored or lonely
Nothing in the basic reality of life makes us feel these things. It’s our stories about our reality that creates the feelings.
Let’s look at how this works in our lives, then how we can use the power of story to change everything we want to change.
How Story Shapes Our Lives
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