Lynn Toler Instagram – If I do say so myself I have a fairly good record of creative problem solving. My mother, Duchess, was that way. She used to say, “while you can’t always solve a problem you can dull its edges so it doesn’t hurt as much.” I think sometimes we get paralyzed by the size or number of difficulties we might have. Unable to find a pure and universal solve sometimes we end up just staring at trouble. Problems get bigger when you just sit there and look at them. Fear feeds both flaws and failures. If you focus on all the things you can’t fix you’ll miss seeing the ones you can. Mom taught me to shake out the sheets of my problems… (you know like when you’re making a bed) That way you can see all of it laid out. Increases your chances of finding any a thread you can pull on so you can’t start to unravel the issues.. Amelioration beats exasperation. Relevant #Tolerism: You’ve won even if you didn’t get where you were headed as long as you ended up somewhere better than you were. Like our equine friend here. Didn’t have room to jump it so he did the next best thing. #emotionalintelligence Sometimes you just have to roll with it. Shoutout @teknik_amele1 DM for further credit or removal.