When I was a child, my neighbors, The Kanes, were so full of joy. Much more so than anyone else’s family I had ever known. They inspired me to choose my vocational path with their ability to choose joy and celebration and lightness of being so consistently.
The mantra, “Ain’t Bad; Just Is” reMINDS me that in reality nothing really IS “bad” until a human interprets it that way. So I use this mantra actually as a gateway mantra!!! True story. Ain’t Bad; Just IS, reMINDS me that whatever I am having a problem with isn’t actually a problem at all. Then I have the option of simply feeling good again OR taking it up a notch and piling on with another mantra like, “The Problem Is The Gift!”
I catch myself erryday saying stupid (false) shit like, “This sucks.” And I immediately neutralize that low-grade interpretation by following it up with, “Unless it doesn’t.” Then I bust out with the mantra, “Ain’t Bad; Just Is.” And move on from, at worst, neutral.
This powerful Mental Toughness mantra reminds me of the freedom that I have to feel perfectly serene, or better, at all times.
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