- Worry is always about something that might happen in the future.
- It’s not about what’s happening in the present.
- We can always handle the present moment.
- In the present we have real circumstances so even if it’s dangerous we can problem solve, think critically and begin finding solutions.
- The present is do-able.
- It’s just our thoughts about the future that are intolerable because the future is unknown.
- We can’t strategize and begin solving a problem that doesn’t even exist yet because we don’t know the parameters of the problem so the brain runs wild trying to solve for all possible scenarios.
- Which is, of course, impossible.
- Even in the middle of a challenge or trial, sometimes you can’t see the solution past today, and that’s ok.
- Sometimes you can’t even see the solution past the next 5 mintues, and you don’t need to.
- Worry is always your imagination running wild about a future moment.
- It’s a misuse of your imagination.
- Use your imagination to dream up beautiful amazing scenarios.
- Save the problem solving for present moment challenges when needed.
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