13 Aug What if you had a DIMmer switch?
So, I had this idea the other day.
And at the risk of sounding immodest, I think it’s a pretty good one.
You see, I too often get too upset about too many things. And so I’m constantly searching for ways to care less. Except I value caring, and caring is a core part of who I am. And so I started to think of an alternative …
… what if, instead of caring less, I was able to care but with less intensity?
I know that might sound like the same thing but not caring and caring with less intensity are actually quite different.
And so I then thought, well, how can I turn down the intensity of at least some of the things about which I care too much and get too upset?
Which somewhat randomly led me to thinking about a … dimmer switch! You know those rotating round knobs that allow you to turn up or down the intensity of a light source?!?!
How amazing would it be if I could do that with my emotions; at least with some of the many things that created anxiety and depression in my life.
And then I had a related thought; I could do that by focusing on the DIM within DIMmer. What?
Well, I love acronyms and I think I came up with another great and helpful acronym, because DIM can stand for …
Does It Matter???
In some ways, everything or at least many things matter. But with perspective, one can see that really, only some things REALLY matter. We all need to decide what these things are but it just can’t be everything (that’s too overwhelming).
If, then, I ask myself “does it matter?” I can then determine how much to turn up or down the intensity of my caring. And just like that, some things are less disturbing!