That Feeling When You Lose Your Bishop: Why Perspective is Everything
Let’s be honest: we all have moments when a tiny hiccup feels like an asteroid collision. You get that email from your boss pointing out a minor error, or your flight gets delayed by four hours, or maybe you miss out on buying the one perfect item you wanted. Suddenly, the world shrinks down to this single point of frustration. Everything feels massive , urgent , and absolutely do-or-die . We’ve all been there, panicking over what amounts to a speed bump. This overwhelming feeling of stress and anxiety usually comes down to one simple problem: we’ve lost perspective. We’re so zoomed in on the short-term inconvenience that we can’t see the decades-long movie of our lives playing out behind it. The argument you had? The promotion you missed? The car trouble that ruined your weekend? I promise you, 20 or 30 years from now, these things will be footnotes—if you remember them at all. Unless it poses a real danger to your well-being, the best move you can make is often the toughest: let it ...