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Page 68 keyword negative keyword thought If you ever get stuck in a traffic jam and you start getting tense about it, think about a friend who died and ask yourself what would that friend give to be caught in this traffic jam. That will change your complete perspective because you are no longer exclusively focus on what you are doing in such moments or what you are would rather be doing, but you also noticed that what you are doing you are doing with gratitude because you are able to experience it. ## Sheet: regret

— from The Air Traffic Controller (God)

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There is a simple trick to it: the moment an anxious or bitter thought seizes the controls, turn your attention deliberately to one thing you are grateful for, and you will find you cannot hold both at once. Stuck in traffic and tightening with frustration, think of the friend who would give anything to be where you are. My own most miserable seasons — the years of changing diapers in the middle of the night — are, looking back, the ones I would not trade for anything on earth. — The Air Traffic Controller (God)

Ask whether this will matter in five years; remember that nothing is as important as it seems while you are staring at it. When you are stuck in a traffic jam fuming, picture a friend who has died and ask what he would give to be stuck in this very jam — your whole perspective turns to gratitude. Tame anxiety with tools, not willpower. Breathe from the belly to calm the body; let the wave rise and pass without fighting it; schedule your worry instead of letting it run loose all day; and remember that worry steals today's peace without touching tomorrow's trouble. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)

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