It’s easy to feel like everything is going wrong. Feeling Trapped in life.
The news.
Other people.
The way things are moving in the world.
How on earth could it get worse? How on earth could it get better?
And the more attention you give it…
the heavier everything starts to feel.
In this conversation, Kimball DeLaMare shares a simple idea that changes how you see it.
The Small Detail Most People Focus On
He describes drawing a piece of paper with a small black dot in the center.
Then asking:
👉 what do you see?
Most people say:
👉 the dot
But that’s not all that’s there.
There’s an entire page around it.
What This Has to Do With Your Life
It’s not that the “dot” isn’t real.
The problems are real.
The stress is real.
The hard things are real.
But when that becomes your only focus…
everything else disappears.
“If that’s where your focus is… life is probably going to suck for you.”
It’s blunt.
But it’s honest.
The Shift That Changes Everything
Nothing about your circumstances has to change…
for your experience of them to change.
When you start to notice:
- what’s still working
- who is still there
- what still feels meaningful
The weight begins to shift.
Not because life is suddenly perfect—
but because it’s no longer the only thing you’re seeing.
This Isn’t About Ignoring Reality
It’s not about pretending things are fine.
It’s about:
👉 not letting one part of your life define the whole thing
If This Feels Familiar
If you’ve been:
- feeling overwhelmed
- stuck in negative loops
- or focused on everything that’s going wrong
this is worth sitting with.
Listen to the Full Conversation
🎧 Listen to the Full Conversation with Kimball DeLaMare Here
If You Don’t Want This to Fade
📓 [Journal Link]
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