Good morning, happy Tuesday – April 15, 2025 in the Year of the ZAO: Day 105.
Most people see their problems as roadblocks. Today’s reminder is: what if they’re teachers?
Inspired by a passage from Don't Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson, we’re looking at how our reactions to problems often create more stress than the problems themselves. It’s not always about what’s happening — it’s how tightly we hold on to wanting it to be different.
Carlson invites us to try something counterintuitive: instead of resisting our problems, embrace them. Hold them close and ask:
What is this here to teach me?
Patience? Presence? Forgiveness? Discipline?
This shift in perspective can change everything. A clenched fist softens. A weight is lifted. The pressure drops.
We’ve all got stressors. But sometimes the difference between chaos and calm is the courage to ask: “What lesson is here for me?”
Take a breath. Let your struggles speak. And as always — keep building, keep reflecting.
BetterCallZaal
from the ZAO Team
Web3 moves fast — but sometimes, reflection hits harder than momentum. Day 105 of the ZAO is about meeting life’s challenges with openness instead of tension. Inspired by Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/year-of-the-zao-day-105
Web3 moves fast — but sometimes, reflection hits harder than momentum. Day 105 of the ZAO is about meeting life’s challenges with openness instead of tension. Inspired by Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/year-of-the-zao-day-105
“When you hold your problems in a softer light, they open like a clenched fist.” Day 105 of the Year of the ZAO: Instead of resistance, what if we practiced curiosity? A lesson in presence — and peace. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/year-of-the-zao-day-105
You’re so consistent 🔥🔥 This reads are daily dosage of encouragements. I wish one could read in-frames without needing to leave farcaster
Can you not see it with the paragraph frame
It did! It opened 😂 I been clicking from the group
Thanks so much!