As I read the MSN online headlines today about who has what, who wants what, and who can’t get what she wants, my thoughts automatically turn to the dramatic need for a GOMO! perspective in today’s world. GOMO! (Get Over it; Move On!), is a gift to yourself. GOMO! provides a new lens for the way that you see your circumstances, even the incredibly difficult ones of economic challenges, real estate worries, health concerns, and job loss.
GOMO! remains relevant for many of us who express concern about our culture’s “me-first” mantra—about a society in which excess and entitlement are the norm, where many refuse to accept not getting their way. And some of us worry about how this kind of culture has impacted our own values and thinking.
Publishers Weekly writes that Dr. Jean Twenge and Dr. W. Keith Campbell (authors of The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement), provide substantial evidence to prove that, “the U.S. is suffering from an epidemic of narcissism, as real and as dangerous as the more widely reported obesity epidemic.”
However, the material goodies—large homes, expensive cars, and assorted “toys”—that were once within our reach may no longer be feasible. Even when the economy settles, most of us will be changed forever, from our close to graduating son who is currently defining career aspirations, to our daughter who is re-evaluating her college dollars, to my need to talk with my husband about shifts in retirement planning.
I’m using GOMO! as an immediate help to adjust my expectations and reconsider priorities with acceptance and gratitude. I know that it can help.
Try GOMO!; I think you’ll agree that it gives:
- A way to stop the “me-first” perspective (entitlement)
- A way to live from the power of love and gratitude
- A shortcut that “cuts to the chase” for more authentic choices
- A new habit for a higher quality of life that keeps on growing
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