Imagine that you love chocolate cake and that there is a tempting slice of it right in front of you. If you don’t like chocolate cake, think of some other food (really, you do not like chocolate cake?).
Suppose you stare at this cake endlessly. Will that fulfil your desire to taste the cake? Even if you stared at the cake for hours, you would still have no taste. The only way to taste the cake is to make the effort. For example, you may need to move your arms, use a fork to take a portion, move it to your mouth, and start eating it. Only then would you be able to taste the delicious cake.
Just watching the cake, for however long, will not give you the taste. The same concept applies to Happy Thinking. Just by reading this website, nothing will change. You can read and reread it a hundred times, and you would not be better. So, just like the cake, to benefit from the concept of Happy Thinking, you need to put some of your energy into it. In this case, it is about putting what you read into practice. Don’t just read about the various psychological tools on this website. Instead, it’s essential to try them out. Trying tools will need effort, and with effort, you can taste the benefits.
Of course, we all have different circumstances, but it is about doing what you can do. Even little efforts can pay off. As the saying goes, even the mighty sea is made out of a collection of small water drops.
Often, at the beginning of trying a skill, one needs more energy than when one is fluent with that skill. When one first learns to ride a bicycle, it takes a lot of energy, and there are many falls. But once one is familiar with riding a bike, it becomes effortless. Similarly, extra effort is needed when first picking up a psychological tool. But as you master the tool, its use will be automatic and require minimal energy.
As you navigate this website, use your energy to bite into Happy Thinking. You will then be able to taste its benefits!