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Problems in Perspective
It can be very difficult to maintain balance when it feels like we are under assault and our problems become the center of our focus. From this perspective our problems can seem downright overwhelming.
Can we shrink those problems down to size?
At such times, it can be very helpful to step back and have a look at the bigger picture. Doing so will not make our problems go away, but it will help us to gain an entirely new perspective.
If we are dealing with some very serious challenges, we might need to look at the really big picture. Remember, the purpose of this is not to minimize the seriousness of your problems or their effect on your reality. All we are doing is making things feel more manageable by altering our perspective.
OK, let the shrinking process begin.
In this picture, each of us is a microscopic speck on planet Earth.
In the next picture notice Earth’s size compared to Jupiter. Jupiter has about 1300 times the volume of Earth, and aside from the sun, is larger and more massive than every other planet combined.
Now let’s compare the size of the Sun with the planets that orbit it. The sun is 1,287,000 km bigger than the Earth. In other words, you could fit over a million earths inside the Sun. Are your problems feeling smaller?
The diameter of Arcturus is 24.5 time that of our sun! It could easily contain billions of Earths.
If you thought Arcturus was big check this out. Antares is a class M supergiant star, with a diameter of approximately 700 times that of the sun; if it were placed in the center of our solar system, its outer surface would lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Now, about those problems!
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