#138: Changing the Case: UPPERCASE Thinking for Life's Lowercase Challenges

We all face challenges in life, but what if we could change the way we think about them? 

Instead of dwelling on the lowercase hurdles, why not focus on the UPPERCASE blessings that often go unnoticed?

In today's episode, I share a story of my recent trip to Alaska, filled with breathtaking scenery, sumptuous room service, and unforgettable moments. But there's a twist – amidst all the beauty, there were challenges too.
 
Discover how I shifted my perspective, turning potential setbacks into opportunities for growth and gratitude.

Join me as I explore the power of emphasizing the UPPERCASE moments in your life and learn how changing the case of your thoughts can lead to a more positive and fulfilling journey. 

If you're ready to see your challenges in a new light and embrace the joys that often go unnoticed, I think you'll like this episode.

As always, thanks for listening!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
In yesterday's show I talked about my summer vacation
.
I went on a cruise to Alaska,which was amazing.
I saw a lot of incredible sites, including numerous whales,
including one that breachedactually got a video of a whale
breaching from the water.
Oh, I also got COVID, and I wasin the room for over half the

(00:24):
trip.
Now you might think thatwrecked the trip, but it didn't,
and I'll tell you why intoday's episode.
Welcome to Every Day A NewThought.
I'm Thor Chalgrin and everyweekday I share one new thought.
Today's thought is inspired bymy recent trip to Alaska and, as
I said, this was an amazingtrip.

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I got to have room servicedelivered almost every day.
I'd start my morning withcoffee, out on the balcony
sipping coffee, having a freshfruit plate, croissants, and
then later I'd have some kind ofeggs or something.
It was just amazing, sittingthere in the sunshine looking
out at the ocean as we went byfrom one amazing scene to

(01:10):
another.
Sometimes it was glacier,sometimes it was whales.
I'd watch sea planes fly in andout.
Oh, and the meals that I had.
One night I had a surf and turf.
I actually had lobster andsteak on my patio watching this
amazing sunset.
Another night I had prime rib.
It was incredible.

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Every night something newDuring the day.
I'd have food delivered to meat lunchtime and I'd sit out
there read my book.
I finished two books because Ihad nothing to do but just relax
.
So this whole time sitting outon the balcony and having an
amazing time.
I know I also had COVID halfthe time.
Now you might think that lastpart that I just mentioned is

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what I would have led with If Iwas telling people about the
vacation.
If people asked how your tripwould be, if you heard
everything that I just said,what do you think I would have
likely said to people when theysaid, how was your trip?
Most people probably would havesaid, oh, it was terrible.
I got COVID, and that would betrue to an extent.

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But if you were writing ortyping this out, I feel like a
lot of times what we do is thatthing that wasn't great.
We put in big uppercase letterswith lots of exclamation marks.
But what if, instead of writingit or saying it or thinking it
in uppercase, we talked aboutour problems in lowercase

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writing?
Too often I think weoveremphasize our challenges and
we under-emphasize the goodthings.
So in my case, if you asked mehow my vacation was, I could
tell you a story of a vacationthat was filled with room
service dinners, whale watching,relaxing, reading on my private

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balcony, having a greatbeverage, sitting out there
watching the sunset.
I could tell you all of that.
Or I could tell you that I wasisolated in my room for four
days and I couldn't go doanything else on the ship.
Now, both of those are true,but it's my perspective on it
that makes it feel different tome.

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When I write in uppercase abouthow amazing the trip was, that
feels great, and when I write inlowercase that, oh yeah, I had
COVID, then I sort of minimizethat.
So, rather than talk about yourproblems in uppercase and
emphasize the challenges, whynot talk about the great things
in uppercase and the challengesin lowercase?

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Is there something in your liferight now that would benefit
from changing the case?
If there is, maybe it's time tochange your challenges from
uppercase to lowercase and lookat the things that are great
about your experience and makethose the things that you

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emphasize with uppercase.
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