Marc Stamos

Very little of what we call “facts” are fixed concepts. Take money, for example. It’s worth something, right? Actually, the value of money is simply a story we made up. It’s relative worth as compared to other currencies, metals, jewels, etc. is simply an agreed upon story that facilitates commerce.

Why am I rambling about this? Well, given that so much of what we call life/reality is simply stories that we have either made up or have bought into effect, recognizing this and acting accordingly can have profound impacts on our happiness.

As T Harv. loves saying: “Nothing has meaning except that which we give it.”

Or, as Henry Ford famously said, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.”

Since so many of the stories that swirl around in our heads about ourselves are made up anyways, why not make up supportive ones. Similiarly, since the stories we make up about other people are made up, let’s make up supportive ones there too.

And, since the future as a concept is compleletly fabricated, what might our world look like if we invented a vision of the future that excited 6.6 billion people to strive to create?

The stories in our individual and collective minds are self-fulling. These can be either self-enhancing, or self-defeating. Why not choose to fill our heads with the stories that have happy endings!