Danny Miranda
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And so when I'm really upset about like Wi-Fi or something, I'm like, OK, maybe this isn't as big of a deal. You know, and if you if you go back, you know, let's go back 20 years. Like what thing really bothered me 20 years ago? I probably can't even tell you what really bothered me 20 years ago. And so I can probably expect that what's bothering me today, I'll feel the same way 20 years from now.
And so when I'm really upset about like Wi-Fi or something, I'm like, OK, maybe this isn't as big of a deal. You know, and if you if you go back, you know, let's go back 20 years. Like what thing really bothered me 20 years ago? I probably can't even tell you what really bothered me 20 years ago. And so I can probably expect that what's bothering me today, I'll feel the same way 20 years from now.
And so when I'm really upset about like Wi-Fi or something, I'm like, OK, maybe this isn't as big of a deal. You know, and if you if you go back, you know, let's go back 20 years. Like what thing really bothered me 20 years ago? I probably can't even tell you what really bothered me 20 years ago. And so I can probably expect that what's bothering me today, I'll feel the same way 20 years from now.
And so if it's not going to matter, then it probably shouldn't matter now. And a different frame would be like, okay, well, look at the ancient accents. And when I say that, I mean like the Romans, the Babylonians, the Sumerians. And in 5,000 years, we will be the ancient Americans.
And so if it's not going to matter, then it probably shouldn't matter now. And a different frame would be like, okay, well, look at the ancient accents. And when I say that, I mean like the Romans, the Babylonians, the Sumerians. And in 5,000 years, we will be the ancient Americans.
And so if it's not going to matter, then it probably shouldn't matter now. And a different frame would be like, okay, well, look at the ancient accents. And when I say that, I mean like the Romans, the Babylonians, the Sumerians. And in 5,000 years, we will be the ancient Americans.
And we'll look back on this and we probably won't remember maybe even just the leaders' names, let alone the day-to-day strifes that we deal with. And again, if it's not going to matter then, then it's not going to matter now or shouldn't matter now. Another one is the frame of the veteran, which I like a lot, which I got from Dr. Kashi, which is
And we'll look back on this and we probably won't remember maybe even just the leaders' names, let alone the day-to-day strifes that we deal with. And again, if it's not going to matter then, then it's not going to matter now or shouldn't matter now. Another one is the frame of the veteran, which I like a lot, which I got from Dr. Kashi, which is
And we'll look back on this and we probably won't remember maybe even just the leaders' names, let alone the day-to-day strifes that we deal with. And again, if it's not going to matter then, then it's not going to matter now or shouldn't matter now. Another one is the frame of the veteran, which I like a lot, which I got from Dr. Kashi, which is
Imagine whatever this bad circumstance is happening once a day, sorry, once an hour every day for the next year. Okay, so that's, you know, let's say it's 12 times a day times 365, a lot of times, right? Well, how would you feel on the 2000th time of that happening?
Imagine whatever this bad circumstance is happening once a day, sorry, once an hour every day for the next year. Okay, so that's, you know, let's say it's 12 times a day times 365, a lot of times, right? Well, how would you feel on the 2000th time of that happening?
Imagine whatever this bad circumstance is happening once a day, sorry, once an hour every day for the next year. Okay, so that's, you know, let's say it's 12 times a day times 365, a lot of times, right? Well, how would you feel on the 2000th time of that happening?
Well, by that point, if you really thought about it, you'd be like, well, this is probably, you'd probably just be like, well, this is just how this is. This is how life is. And then you wouldn't be upset by it because you just adjusted your expectations, which meant if I could change my expectations on my 2000th time of my maids putting the spoons in the wrong drawer, then I can readjust.
Well, by that point, if you really thought about it, you'd be like, well, this is probably, you'd probably just be like, well, this is just how this is. This is how life is. And then you wouldn't be upset by it because you just adjusted your expectations, which meant if I could change my expectations on my 2000th time of my maids putting the spoons in the wrong drawer, then I can readjust.
Well, by that point, if you really thought about it, you'd be like, well, this is probably, you'd probably just be like, well, this is just how this is. This is how life is. And then you wouldn't be upset by it because you just adjusted your expectations, which meant if I could change my expectations on my 2000th time of my maids putting the spoons in the wrong drawer, then I can readjust.
And I say that it's somewhat tongue in cheek, but you can replace that with whatever. You know what I mean? With somebody double parking you, with your boss being short with you. Like if your boss was always short with you once an hour, every hour of every day in a year, it wouldn't upset you because you would expect that.
And I say that it's somewhat tongue in cheek, but you can replace that with whatever. You know what I mean? With somebody double parking you, with your boss being short with you. Like if your boss was always short with you once an hour, every hour of every day in a year, it wouldn't upset you because you would expect that.
And I say that it's somewhat tongue in cheek, but you can replace that with whatever. You know what I mean? With somebody double parking you, with your boss being short with you. Like if your boss was always short with you once an hour, every hour of every day in a year, it wouldn't upset you because you would expect that.
And so a lot of the angst that we experience, the anxiety, the sadness, the anger, whatever it is, it comes from the fact that our expectations are unmet. And so either we can demand that an uncaring universe changes to meet us, Or we can change our expectations. And I think that if it's you versus the universe, unlike what most of the Americana propaganda will put out, the universal win.
And so a lot of the angst that we experience, the anxiety, the sadness, the anger, whatever it is, it comes from the fact that our expectations are unmet. And so either we can demand that an uncaring universe changes to meet us, Or we can change our expectations. And I think that if it's you versus the universe, unlike what most of the Americana propaganda will put out, the universal win.