Generally Speaking...

Unique Perspectives: Generally Speaking...

By Kim Stevens

Generally speaking, sometimes getting specific is the worst thing you can do!

I swear, this is one of the most helpful things I ever learned. I heard it from Abraham Hicks at some point. I have no idea where, but I loved it instantly and started applying it immediately!

So here’s what I mean.

You know when your brain grabs onto something and just will not let go? Like… trying to figure out how you’re going to pull something off. Money. Time. A situation. A decision. Something you want that isn’t here yet. And you start trying to “solve” it.

Going straight into the details, like really trying to map it out, figure out the how and line everything up? Does it calm you down?  Usually not. It usually actually makes you feel worse. More pressure. More doubt. More “how is this even going to work?”

It’s like trying to force clarity… and instead making a bigger mess in your head.

That’s the moment this brilliant idea comes in! When it feels like that… don’t get more specific. Get more general!  Which sounds backwards, right?

But Abraham suggests that instead of trying to solve the whole thing, we just reach for something that feels a tiny bit better. Not brilliant. Not perfect. Just better.

Something like: Everything always works out for me. Or if God brings me to it, he’ll bring me through it. Or even Let go and let God ;) Nothing fancy. Just enough to take the edge off.

Because when we’re all spun up, the specifics are what are actually hurting us. They’re just highlighting everything we don’t have.  But when we back up, something interesting happens. The whole thing doesn’t feel so heavy.  We are not coming at it from that tight, panicky place. This really works and is such a relief. I love this part!

Same situation… a completely different feel. I think that’s the part people miss. It’s not that being specific is bad. It’s just bad timing sometimes.

If you’re already feeling good, clear, open, even a little excited, then getting specific is great. Go for it. But if you’re in that tight, overthinking, “how am I going to figure this out” place… specifics will bury you.

That’s your cue to back out… go general… and just get your footing again. And honestly? The “go general” shift alone changes more than trying to “figure it all out” ever did.