The Green Platform Chapter One

THE GREEN AND RED PLATFORMS
Action Now. Acceptance without positive action could easily
degenerate into indifference or apathy. So in a time of adversity,
step one is acceptance.
It is as it is.
You cannot argue with reality or you will lose – 100 per cent of
the time. We love to use the words “should” or “shouldn’t” in a way
that challenges reality.
“I should be getting that job,” or “This shouldn’t be happening
to me.”
But it is as it is.
Step two is a powerful question that implies action: “Of a list
of 100 items, what is the one thing I can do now to make this
situation better? What is the one thing I can do to improve it?”
Then do it.
If it is a fine day, smile and enjoy the sunshine. If it is a rainy
morning when you look out, it should not mean that you believe
everything that happens you will be gloomy for the rest of the day.
We are like that. We say: “What a dreadful day. And I feel terrible
as well.”
What’s dreadful is the toxic little story we are telling ourselves
in our heads about the day. Now, tell me, if you write that headline
for your day ahead, do you think you have any chance of having a
fun-loving and happy time?
Highly unlikely.
That’s the Ego at work. You open the curtains or pull the blinds
and instantly it makes up a story about the day.
“That’s a dreadful day.”
This is a toxic influence that we must eradicate from our
systems. If we don’t, we can’t find the bliss of living on the Green
Platform on a day-in, day-out basis.
The three shadows of the Ego are then, next, and more.
“When I lose weight, then I’ll be happy.”
But not now. Never now. Losing weight is not the key to
happiness – happiness is the key to losing weight.
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