The Older You Get the More Life Throws at You — Here's How to Handle It

The triggers in your life right now are little fires. And every time you react, you put one out. But you never catch the guy who keeps starting them. The memories. The references. The programming that has been running underneath everything all along.

Here's what smart looks like. Tap when it bothers you. If you forgot to tap in the moment, go back after and clean it up anyway. Change how you represent what happened. Change your reaction to it. Then do an ecology check: ask yourself what memories in your mind are driving your behavior right now. Find those. Adjust them. Change them.

Because the operating system has many folds to it. This isn't just stress management. This is learning how to be wise. How to operate in a world that is not going to slow down or get easier.

The older you get, the more life throws at you. People die. Children leave. Jobs change. Things you counted on shift or disappear. You need the ability to change in the moment and not take any negative souvenirs home with you.

That's what I'm teaching. Not how to cope. How to move through life without letting every hard thing leave a permanent mark.

What memories in your mind are driving your behavior right now? That's the question worth sitting with.

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