Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check In - Saturday June 30th 2018

I notice theres no check in posted for today, so its a quick one from me. And how better to do a quick check in than steal an idea from someone else! A friend of mine recently posted this, so I take no credit, but I do think its worth a ponder.

How To Create Real Change In Life: Address Root Cause vs. Effects

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I believe very strongly in addressing root causes to bring about the largest and most sustainable change in the long run.

Why Address Root Cause?

Say you have a lot of weed growing in your lawn.

If you remove the weed using a lawnmower, will that solve the problem?

Temporarily.

Visually, the garden looks good.

However, you probably know that this is only at the surface level.

After a short period of time, the weed will grow back.

So how do you fix this long term?

If you replied By removing the weed from the root, you are totally right!

Root of the weed

The same principle applies to our lives.

For everything we face today, there is a root cause behind it.

Understanding the root cause is central toward resolving our issues.

Once the root has been removed, the effects will be addressed accordingly.

Many people try to work on their problems by addressing the effects.

Its understandable why people are inclined to deal with effects.

Effects are whats most immediately observable, so its easy to act on them.

Upon doing so, you see an instantaneous change — an impression that you have progressed in your goals.

On the other hand, trying to uncover root causes can be tedious, complicated, and at times, scary — to the extent where people run away when they realise the problems that are underneath.

Some people may not even know how to go about uncovering their root causes.

There is always a reason why things happen — more so than you may realise.

Are you ready to get to the root of what's holding you back?