The Tremendous Advantage of Perspective -

“Life is about perspective and how you look at something… ultimately, you have to zoom out.” - Whitney Wolfe Herd (b. 1989; American Entrepreneur)
“If you’re wondering what I mean by “miracle”, it’s simple: a miracle is a shift in perspective from fear to love.” - Gabrielle Bernstein (b. 1979; American author, motivational speaker, and podcast host)
I guess its 2-for-1 day here today. There is so much helpful wisdom packed in these two quotes by Whitney and Gabby, I can barely stand it! If you are familiar with my story, you know that the foundation of my recovery had four pillars - Desire, Hope, Motivation, and Strategy. A bedrock foundation that supports us in our journey. Nestled in that foundation are two unassailable intangibles -- Perspective and Warrior Attitude. While the foundation's pillars and both intangibles are undeniably powerful, but it was perspective that was the most helpful and advantageous. I "zoomed out" from the smothering blanket of fear I found myself in and observed what was happening to me, and better put, what I was ALLOWING to happen to me. I changed my perspective about my relationship with the disorder and the disorder itself. I stepped back, metaphorically speaking, and observed the whole scene. I asked questions like -- "What does the disorder crave?" "What does it want from me?" "How is it trying to get what it wants?" "What am I doing that seems to make it stronger?" What can I do differently that might make it weaker" -- and then I conducted myself accordingly. I started to look at OCD episodes not as something to recoil from out of fear, but as opportunities to do something to get better. I have many other examples of this. For now, suffice it to say, as Gabby aptly puts it, I changed my perspective from fear to love. Changing my perspective changed my life. You can too. Don't focus on fear. Focus on love. The love of yourself. The love of your family. The love of your friends. I promise you this - Changing your perspective will give you a tremendous advantage.
#OCD can be defeated. I'm with you. Let's go.