dailydatewithgod

I remember as a kid we would play “opposite game.”  We would respond to each other in whatever we were doing with the opposite of what we normally did.  It was very random and very freeing.  There was something inherently altering and silly in being able to see things as the opposite of what we were used to thinking and experiencing.  The same thing can happen for us as adults when we opt to take the inverse perspective on something.  Maybe it is an idea we think is wrong.  What might we learn about it if we took the inverse perspective and thought of it as right?  What about people we think we don’t like?  What is possible with the inverse thought of them being someone we do like?  Would it affect how we treat them or value their contribution? When we choose to hold the inverse perspective on anything we open up a whole new world.  We can let go of our mind’s fixed ideas about how things or people are supposed to be. Even if we opted to take the inverse on being with what is.  A simple but potentially profound way I try this out is in moments when I telling myself something is not what it is supposed to be.  For a moment, usually, when I am frustrated enough, I will pause.  In that pause, I choose the inverse and ask myself, what if this is exactly how it is supposed to be? The question provides an opportunity to breathe a little easier, let go of my frustration, and face what is in front of me.  I am not saying that I accept the inverse but being willing to ask the question means for a moment I do not have to fight reality.  Not fighting reality is always a good thing.