Problems

Problems: they can loom large, or be 'somtin natin' as they say in Pidgin English. What makes the difference between a large problem and a small problem?

One thought is that the size of the problem depends on the size of the person involved. The argument goes that big people have small problems, and small people have big problems.

The conclusion is that if we have big problems we can make them smaller by growing - growing our understanding, growing our positive attitude, growing the way we relate to people and the world around us, etc.

Think of problems on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being problems that you can solve easily and 10 being BIG problems. Now think of yourself and your armoury of problem-solving skills and rate them on a similar scale. If you rate yourself as a 4, then problems rated at 2 will be easy for you to solve, while problems rated at 6 will be difficult. Become a bigger person, able to cope with more, having a better set of skills, rated at 9 and the same number 6 problem will seem insignificant and easy to deal with.

Make time to unpack those ideas. Diminish your problems. Em tasol.