Episode 148: See the Good

About this episode

Marie Monville discusses the importance of seeing the good in life while acknowledging the challenges we face.

Last week we talked about the reality that life has been a lot lately. And I walked you through three simple things that help me navigate those heavy seasons. This week we're going deeper into the first one: seeing the good. I actually have those words on the wall behind my desk. See the good. I love that reminder every time I sit down to work because the truth is that our perspective is everything. Whatever we're focused on, that's exactly what we're going to find. If I'm looking for problems, I'll find them. If I'm looking for good, I'll find that too. It's the same reason why when you're shopping for a new car you suddenly start seeing that car everywhere. So I want to train myself to look for the good — especially when there's so much that doesn't feel good. But I want to be clear about something first. I am not asking you to deny that life is hard or pretend your feelings don't exist. Because gratitude becomes unhelpful when it's used to silence what hurts. When someone tells you to just be grateful or just focus on the positive, that can actually feel dismissive. It minimizes what you're going through as if there isn't room for the pain too. What I want to invite you into…

People in this episode

Host: Marie Monville

Topics covered

• perspective
• gratitude
• mental health
• acknowledging pain
• finding beauty

Keywords

• seeing the good
• perspective
• gratitude
• mental health
• acknowledging pain

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