Pretending is not denial.
Denial is refusing to see the obvious.
Pretending is choosing to look at something else besides the obvious.
Pretending is not just for children. There are times in life when adults should pretend on purpose.
Is something really bugging you?
Are you stumped with problems seemingly unsolvable?
Which lousy situation won’t budge?
Are you furious?
Family problems got you down?
Boy, oh boy, do I have some stories.
This year for me, has been a dilly.
Our issues might be different on some points, but this solution is deceptively simple.
Start pretending your issues are solved!
Just the other day, I tried this.
My mind took a quantum leap into the future, where everything was just fine.
Here’s a picture of the first thing that happened to me.
My mental position changed my physical position.
Suddenly, I was not totally down.
Almost instinctually, another move was made.
Resistance overcame me.
What good does it do to pretend, I thought, and I went down again.
Don’t worry if you too, are a little hard-headed, it’s a common phenomena, among the herd.
This time, though, I landed on my knees.
The jolt helped.
God’s promise jogged my brain, and I remembered. There is no need to pretend, I have a promise.
All things, past, present, and future, God is using and working out for my good.
I don’t need denial or pretending, just a little faith.
So I can carry on, and get my work done.
How’s that for getting unstuck?
Now I’m up and about and writing this blog.
Frankly, I couldn’t wait to tell you about it.
Whatever works, right? It would be cruel to keep this to myself.
And a little pretending never hurt anybody.
Robyn Webber
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