“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
— Viktor Frankl
The Real Cost of Mindlessness
What is the Real cost of Mindlessness? AKA, sticking our head in the sand and ignoring problems, troubles and issues?The biggest cost of sticking your head in the sand instead of facing your issues is time. Wait too long and you will find yourself out of it.
In this day and age, it’s easy to go through life hiding away from reality and being mindless. We’ve got food, alcohol, drugs, sex, social media, cable TV, streaming TV, computers, and anything and everything we could want for entertainment on our smartphones. And let’s face it…there are so many ways we can “check out!”
Interestingly, considering how much we hear about being “mindful” it doesn’t take much to move us into mindlessness. I often wonder what my life would look like today had I chosen to deal with things head-on. Things like money, career, life desires, dreams, and goals. If I had gone to therapy to work on believing in myself years, or even decades ago, would I be sitting here today having a hard time breaking up with my cable services because I can’t afford it anymore…
Start with your Strengths
Click on the button below to take the free VIA Character Strengths Survey. I often have clients do this as part of therapy.