Against All Odds - When The Betting Public Would Nod Like Bobbleheads
How often in life do we stand Against All Odds? No doubt life is HARD at times. That recent pandemic was most brutal to us all. Everyone suffered not just financially but even mentally. Illnesses, death in the family and numerous other difficulties all contribute to make and let life look so damn miserable NOT worth living. But hey, even before we got hit hard by that pandemic, life was already HARD, right? For many of us, life is HARD more than it is NOT. And that egged me to present this as our thread today but our purpose is NOT to minimize the experience or those feelings📌📌📌In the ongoing 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Miami Heat almost bid adieu to the season when they were in the brink of elimination. Moreover, during the regular season, in all the data analytics, they were ranked anywhere between 25th to 27th [out of 30 teams]. In the shortest words, the Miami Heat were playing AGAINST ALL ODDS. But as we speak now, the Miami is one of NBA's Top 4 teams battling to be the top NBA championship contender. Talking about AGAINST ALL ODDS❗❗❗ In brief, everyone, even these NBA clubs do experience hardships and challenges that seem unsurmountable. BTW, some experience hardships much more than others. But hey, are we living hurried lives? Me thinks so. My point is that much of what we experience is simply perception. Being alive today, it has to be hard to imagine that life by our forefathers way back the 18th or 19th centuries were fast-paced❓❓❓ Now, let's veer towards whining. How often do we hear people whining? Problem is, some feel they have to complain, as if their complaints are some sort of badge of honor. My guess here is that everyone of us have indeed experienced expressing something NEGATIVE only to have a peer try to "one-up" one's complaint. Studies say that this actually an error in EMPATHY. Now, clinical experts have proven that our brain has that NEGATIVITY BIAS [and this is well recognized in Psychology].
What's our FIX? Experts say that or us to combat NEGATIVITY BIAS, we have to consciously work at paying attention to GOOD THINGS. And one way is through GRATITUDE. Focusing on GRATITUDE called POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. which in concrete terms ask us to FOCUS on three unique things that one has to be GRATEFUL for. In the Harvard Report, it says that GRATITUDE is strongly associated with GREATER HAPPINESS so one can hurdle when all odds are against you, when even the betting public would nod like bobbleheads and when the data analytics show that all CARDS ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU💎💎💎
