HM Blog on Two Ways of Looking at Things - Jan 28th

January gets its name from the Roman god, Janus, who was traditionally depicted as having two heads, each looking in the opposite direction. The configuration is normally taken to indicate looking back at the year just finished and looking ahead to the year to come. For me, the idea of looking at everything in two ways is an appealing one as January never fails to deliver its challenges and gloom. If we can force ourselves to reject the negative emotions, anger, regret, criticism, cynicism etc. then we can spin our moods out into an ultimately more satisfyiing state. Easier said than done! There are at least two ways to look at every situation and the trick is to catch yourself as you slide into the less productive one. Every problem does indeed present an opportunity and that's how we need to approach it every time. Ask the question : How can I turn this to my advantage in some way or so that some good comes out of it? Keep asking the question until you find the answer!