Fascination with Life
Feb, 8, 2011
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I have always been a very curious person. When I was a kid my mom would say “Lorri, curiosity killed the cat, so watch out”.
I didn’t care, I went ahead and stuck my nose in, got my fingers dirty and discovered new things! It was amazing … it was fascinating!
Life fascinates me! I am grateful to look at the world through curious eyes, as it has lead me down a road of discovery and … oh gosh … awesomeness (I’m actually speechless 
) that I never thought possible!
These are segments of a newsletter that landed in my inbox this morning, that I just had to share! They are profound and will be useful to you if you take them to heart and incorporate them into your life!
Be fascinated with life and people and drama that is live and in color every day. Cinemascope. Fascination goes a little bit beyond interest. Interested people want to know, Does it work? Fascinated people want to know, How does it work?
Here is something else I’ve learned. To be fascinated instead of frustrated. It is just a little trick to play. The next time you’re tempted to be frustrated, see if you can’t turn it into fascination. Instead of a frown, it puts a smile on your face. Now sometimes you look a little weird, but so be it. He says, “How can he smile?” I don’t know. He must be somebody different.
Now I’ve also learned the ultimate. I’m fascinated by my own frustration. How come it doesn’t take me long to lose it on occasion? It must be from my father’s side. My mother was a gentle soul. Just find it all fascinating. I’ve talked to a lot of the network marketing companies over the years, and I give them that little clue. Somebody joins and you think they’re going to stay forever, and they leave right away. You have to say, “Isn’t that interesting?” And someone you thought would never make it, sure enough they become superstars. You have to say, “Isn’t that interesting?” You say, “I thought they’d stay forever, they don’t stay. Isn’t that interesting? I didn’t think they’d do anything, look what they’re doing. Isn’t that interesting?”
So that is a good phrase. Find it interesting. Find it fascinating. Wow, I never thought that would happen. I had another picture in mind. Wow! Was I ever wrong. And it’s good sometimes to be wrong on the positive side. I didn’t think it was going to work, and it worked. “What if somebody doesn’t look at your business opportunity?” Say, “What if they do?” It doesn’t take much to turn the question around. “What if they won’t join after they look?” “What if they do?” “What if they join and don’t stay? What if they quit after three months?” But I’ve got a better question, “What if they do stay?”
So sometimes there are little tricks you can play to give yourself a different look. Somebody could either stay or leave, and wouldn’t it be better to assume that they would stay, and then if they leave, say, “Isn’t that interesting?” I have learned to do that with myself. “Wow! Look what I did. Isn’t that interesting? Wow! I thought I was going to behave better. Wow! I lost it. Isn’t that interesting? I thought for sure that wasn’t going to bother me. Sure enough, I thought I had a handle on this. Looks like I’ve got some work to do.” Find yourself fascinating and interesting as you journey through life. Give yourself a chance.
To your deserved happiness and SUCCESS!
By the way, I always love to hear what you think! Please, comment below on how you deal with frustration vs. fascination!
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