Although we can’t often do much about the situations that stress us out, we can change our perceptions of these situations.  If we wait for a bus, we can choose to march up and down and sweat about where the bus is, or just lean back against the nearest pole and wait, accepting that when the bus comes is up to the bus driver, not you.

One of the tricks I used to get through my years of homelessness in England is looking through my world with a more magical pair of glasses.  These glasses are akin to rose-colored glasses, but far more practical.  Instead of seeing what isn’t there with rose-colored glasses, with magical glasses you see what IS there.  These are not glasses you can buy — you make them yourself from your imagination.  Keeping your imagination busy is a great way to cut down on the worry which can lead to the physical manifestations of stress.

What Is Meant By A Magical Viewpoint

 A magical viewpoint does not mean you have to walk around carrying wands and putting "eye of newt" on your shopping list from now on.  But the word "magic" means to have the power to change things.  In movies and books, this magical change usually means transforming physical objects (frogs into princes, for example), but in real life, magical transformations take place inside of yourself.

You look at the world around you — at the features that make up your everyday landscape, and think of them not as a street and a train station and a hill of houses, but as the magical kingdom you live in.  When I was homless, I had to walk a mile for fresh water from a tiny spring next to a canal.  At first, I dreaded the walk.  It was a heavy chore, but it needed to be done.  You can’t live without water.

That spring was shining, no matter what the weather, and often had coins and ribbons from tourists and wish makers about it.  There is a long tradition in many cultures, including Celtic, that benevolent spirits live in bodies of water.  Going to the spring was like going to visit a goddess or fairy godmother who granted wishes — as well as great-tasting fresh water.  With that viepoint in mind, I looked foreward to the water run as a visit to an old friend who gave many heavy gifts rather than as a dull chore to put off as long as possible.  I changed the situation by having a more magical point of view.

With the spring as a Wishing Well, the trains became Dragons who sped up and down their special Dragon Trails.  One of the hills I could see from Wishing Well was covered in houses and apartment buildings.  At night, all you saw was the lights and not the buildings.  I called it Christmas Tree Hill.  This magical viewpoint — or looking at the world thorugh magical glasses — helped me through the everyday grind of being homeless.

I hope this helps you magically transform your world from dull to brilliant, from stressful to comforting.  There is something special in each object, if you only look for it.

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