1. Failure ➜ Learning
2. Exhausted ➜ Playing in overtime
3. Disappointed ➜ Delayed
4. Stuck ➜ Exploring new angles
5. Overwhelmed ➜ In demand
6. Overwhelmed ➜ Some imbalance
7. Depressed ➜ On the road to a turnaround
8. Embarrassed ➜ Aware
9. Rejected ➜ Misunderstood / Overlooked
10. Nervous ➜ Energized
11. Lost ➜ Searching
12. Hate ➜ I prefer
13. Sick ➜ Cleansing
14. Stupid ➜ Unresourceful
15. Destroyed ➜ Set-back
17. Afraid ➜ Uncomfortable
18. Furious ➜ Passionate
19. Sad ➜ Sorting my thoughts
20. Have to ➜ Get to
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”
from Marcus Aurelius: “The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting. The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” It is from his Meditations, Book 5.20.