Detachment involves “present moment living” — living in the here and now. We allow life to happen instead of forcing and trying to control it. - Melody Beattie

Many of us react as though everything is a crisis because we have lived with so many crises for so long that crisis reaction has become a habit.

Here’s an interesting phenomenon about gratitude: it’s difficult to feel too bad when we’re feeling grateful. Your mind has room for only one thought at a time. If you fill it with gratitude, there isn’t room for negativity.

If you did not have that person or problem in your life, what would you be doing with your life that is different from what you are doing now? How would you be feeling and behaving? Spend a few minutes visualizing yourself living your life, feeling and behaving that way — in spite of your unsolved problem.