We've all been there. Whether you've missed your flight, had your car stolen or gotten firedfrom your job. Bad things happen to good people all the time.
Bad news cripples some of us. Allowing it to alter our mood and shape the way we see the world. Some have the magic super human ability to motivate themselves to find a silver lining as soon as the bad news unfolds.
So how to we move past bad or even devastating news? In this Mindvalley Academy talk,  Eric Edmeades reveals what he describes as the "hindsight window."
Eric came up with the "hindsight window" concept when describing the phenomenon that he would eventually view bad things that happened to him as blessings. But it would always happen far in the future.
Eric wondered if he could hurry this process, and view the bad thing as a blessing as the bad thing was happening to him? Right then and there. The results are pretty incredible.
He describes an incident when he and his wife had $45,000 worth of digital equipment stolen. Devastated, and stunned, he caught himself.
He was angry. His wife was crying.
He had to ask himself "is anger helping?" Of course not. He realized that being calm would help, but he couldn't conjure "calm." He was too hyped up from adrenaline.
So he decided to look at the event, and objectively and say to himself "I know that one day I'm going to feel grateful for this." He pushed himself further and asked, "why might I be grateful for this?"
He asked himself again "why might I be grateful for this!!?"

He found his silver lining here.

He came up with the idea that because his phone, and laptop were gone, he would be completely off the grid for at least two weeks. He and his wife would be totally disconnected.
He found himself getting excited that this robbery had happened to him. He had shifted his mood, right then and there.
He turned to his wife, told her it was going to be ok, and explained why they both might be grateful for this.
That they would have intimate time together, and they would have adventures, and they would make love, and it was all because of this great thing that had just happened!
He had effectively closed the "hindsight window." Watch the full video here:
Here are five steps you can take to close the "hindsight window" when bad things happen.

1. Event happens.

2. Figure out the emotion your having.

3. Ask if it's serving you.

4. If not, ask what emotion would serve you better?

5. Finally you ask what would have to happen for you to find gratitude right now?

I hope you take some time to watch the video, and I hope you find the power to master your state of being and shorten your "hindsight window."