You said
It's very easy and comfortable to believe in the idea of a pre-scripted scenario.
That is key and very true.
Changing our mind or core belief about life or a situation is akin to working a group of muscles. At first it takes purposeful and tiring effort, conscious thought and practice.
So, if you had sat on the beach with your surf board and watched others surf and wished and wished you could do the same, you never would have stepped into the water.
You changed your attitude or mindset from I want this, to doing it. You stopped overthinking.
We can change as we DO not just as we think. Both are necessary to get where we want to go.
As you demonstrated with your surfing, the changes come as you persevere and push yourself forward toward whatever goal you've set.
You worked it, you didn't flip on a switch to instant change.
I liked your life example. I think you demonstrated the attitude β If not now, when.
What a wonderful comment, thank you so much for your words!
Actually I never sat on the beach in the beginning. That is even weird. But that means that I didn't start because I wanted to imitate someone, but to find my own way. Later I consciously decided on sitting there and watching since you learn a lot from others by simply studying their moves (same happens watching surf videos). You internalize how they move their arms, how they turn around, where their head looks at, etc.
We tend to overthink a lot in our lives, basically everything. Most of the problems and fear is only in our heads. We anticipate something that might happen in the future and complicate our lives but then it probably never happens. I have stopped to worry about anything that could have a negative influence on my life and rather focus on the things that have a positive influence on me RIGHT HERE AND NOW π
Again, thanks for your valuable thoughts, I enjoyed reading them a lot!