Davis Goss’ Mind Boggling Blog

There seems to be no shortage of problems in the world and we each seem to have more than our fair share of them. To be free of the pressures imposed by these problems is a worthy objective for everyone.

At one time or another, you have probably let your thought wander and contemplated what your life experiences would be like if all your problems could disappear like snowflakes on a hot griddle. If your previous efforts to resolve them have been less than satisfactory, let me suggest that you consider the following three principles I have found to be predictably reliable when they become an integral part of your mind-set. Webster defines mind-set as “a mental attitude that can influence and determine events and circumstance; a fixed way of thinking“.

These principles, or axioms, are the very essence of simplicity and logic. In fact, they are so simple and obvious that you might be tempted to reject them at first. But when you really take time to think about them you’ll find their effectiveness will be directly proportionate to your understanding and faithful application of them to your particular situation.

AXIOM 1

A problem is a problem only as long as you do not know the answer

This may sound like an over simplification but take time to think about it. What is a problem to you may or may not be a problem to me or anyone else. It is completely subjective. It is yours alone to endure or to resolve.

We might paraphrase this axiom by saying that “darkness is darkness only so long as you don’t turn on the light”. When the light floods the room, there is no darkness. Similarly, when the solution to your problem or the answer to your question is seen, the problem disappears. One absolutely excludes, negates and obliterates the other. You cannot experience them both at the same time. They are opposites and opposites cannot mix or commingle. It is the law!

This being true, logic demands that we accept the second axiom.

AXIOM 2

A problem is not a condition that needs to be overcome, it is simply the absence of the right idea, solution or answer.

The problem must be seen as not really being a “something” that you must work over. It is the opposite or negation of the answer or solution you are seeking. It is a negative statement of your positive objective. It is a void than needs to be filled. Can you see, then, that is really a no-thing and not an adversary with which we must confront and go out and do battle?

We must know that that “monster” you are trying so hard to conquer is not a monster at al. It is simply the absence of the right idea. And because you can never be aware of a problem except in your own mind or thought, we must logically conclude that the right idea or solution is also there within your own mind or thought and it is there, and only there, that it can be recognized and accepted.

Think about this: Your awareness of any problem is really self-evident proof that its answer or solution is, by reversal, already available to you. How do you invoke this proof? By applying the third axiom:

AXIOM 3

To dissolve a problem we must look away from it and focus our attention only on that which we are trying to achieve… the goal or objective.

You must discipline your thinking and concentrate only on your goal or objective and do so with the absolute exclusion and rejection of any and all elements embodied in the problem’s definition. We must learn to see THROUGH problems rather than trying to understand them and focus on developing strategies that might beat them down.

Just as you can never understand why 2 + 2 = 5, you can never understand any problem because it really isn’t a “something” to understand. It is the absence of something; it is a NO-thing.

Remember, as long as the problem is the focus of your attention it will never be fully resolved. Concentrate on keeping your thought open and riveted on the excitement of achieving your objective. Envision yourself as already enjoying the fulfillment of your achieved objective. By so doing, you will open the flow of new ideas and concepts that will dissolve, or replace, the problem. Your problems will simply disappear. It is the law!

Where did the problem go? It went to the same place the darkness went when you turned on the light. It never was a “something” in the first place.

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