Summary: I got a call from the doctor…now I get to practice what I preach! Benjamin recounts how an evening with alarming news started down the road of pessimism and resentment, and just what he did to take control of his thoughts and emotions.

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In this episode:

* A Surprise call from the Doctor* The story my brain made up* Past issues and emotions that came up* The design that defaults negative* The battle of body vs spirit* Finding the opportunity in problems* How the brain pioratized memories* The “interrupt” question* How to change the emotion surrounding a memory* Why some people are always negative or always positive* What silver lining I discovered* The positive in the problem* What else could I change as a result?* How to find the positive1- Ask yourslef “What else could be true?”2- Find the “silver lining”3- Attach new, positive emotions

“What else could be true?” – Ann Washburn