A THOUGHT FOR NOW - MAKING SMALL PROBLEMS BIG AND BIG PROBLEMS SMALL!

So, consider this; how do we make our small issues big and our big issues small?

Just is how the 'small things in life' can take on a greater significance than their apparent size, so can our 'small problems' or pre-occupations command a greater amount of our conscious thoughts, attitudes and actions.  This we do by becoming more acutely and then persistently aware of them; so much so, that even when we are not consciously thinking of these 'small things', the things that annoy and irritate us, but which seem to have no such effect on other people, or probably even figure in the conscious thoughts of the person/s providing the stimuli, they do 'drive us crazy', as it were.

Though these things are indeed 'small ones', compared by the objectively bigger issues  which affect people and societies, we, the individuals who are irritated by them, tend to 'magnify' them, thereby causing them to 'grow' and take on a much greater size than they really are; both objectively and for other people not similarly affected. They become, you might conclude, our neuroses.


And what about the 'big issues and problems in life'; are we able to make them 'smaller', probably by reshaping our perceptions of them? What do we do when we find ourselves out of our depth, as it were? When our perceived or actual problems seem so big, that we want to ignore or deny their existence, as we cannot face up to  and deal with them?

There are times when our problems are the result of our perceptions and/or perspectives, and can similarly be resolved by endeavouring to change one or both.

Not being able to confront our big issues and problems, fearing that we cannot solve or resolve them, we push or try to push them away from us; having probably found some way of rationalising the position we have taken. These can include going into denial, projecting the problem onto others and blaming them, or simply ignore them on the basis that they are 'unsolvable.' We can see examples of this occurring not only to individuals and groups, but also to countries beset with internal and/or international conflicts. To name a few, there is the Israel/Palestinian conflict, there is the conflict in the DRC, there is the Ukrainian/Russian tensions/conflict, and there is the Yemeni/Saudi, and the Syrian/Arab/West conflict.

And so it seems to me, that, a big problem, when confronted, analysed, understood, taken ownership of and addressed with an appropriate action plan, can and should become smaller and more manageable.

And that, similarly, when our small issues or problems are also analysed and understood, they should also begin to be perceived more proportionately, by becoming smaller and more amenable to being resolved; depending on the degree of neurosis involved.

In endeavouring to enjoy your living, try avoid ignoring or being consumed by your problems/issues, big or small. If it is necessary, share them with friends and families and others, as appropriate, in trying to resolve them and enjoy your living even more.