Problem Solving 201

 How often do we twist the knot of confusion into perfect misunderstanding?
                                                              Edna St. Vincent Millay


We can all recognize the face of frustration in others--the face that is twisted into knots--but what about us?  If we could catch ourselves in the midst of frustration and look into the mirror, would we even know the face in ourselves? 

As exaggerated as these pictures are...the point is that solution is in the problem.  If we actually stopped, went and looked at ourselves in the mirror--what would happen?  By the times you get to the mirror, you will have diverted your energy into an activity and settled yourself, rebooted yourself into a different mindset. Go ahead and try it.  Stop what you are doing, go find a mirror and look at yourself.  See what happens in just the little time it takes to divert yourself--and pardon the pun--by looking into the mirror, REFOCUS  yourself. 

So what is the difference--beside the obvious body language?  The energy is directed inwardly and there is centering, a focus--a unity in being instead of coming apart at the seams.  The point is that you cannot solve problems until you yourself prepare the place within to refocus yourself in a new relationship to the problem.  This is higher order preparation. You and the state of your being must come before any problem resolution.  Usually we do the opposite and tear ourselves apart instead of putting things back together in a new and creative unity.