The silence is welcome
Worrying when circumstances are out of our control feels a bit like filling the space between our sentences with uhms and uhs when we’re trying to make a point.?
There is a certain sense of fulfillment that comes with doing this, yet the sounds we create to fill the silence do not actually help us get our point across.?
Similarly, it can feel helpful to worry even when worries don’t actually bring us closer to resolution. They certainly do exhaust us, though. Worrying takes energy.?
When we speak, it turns out that the silence is OK?—?if anything the emptiness between one statement and the next plays a helpful role in helping us get our point across. And so too in the case of worrying, it turns out it is perfectly OK to permit yourself to focus on other things and to only redirect your attention on problem when you’re able to do something about it.?
If you find yourself compelled to worry in this moment, don’t be too hard on yourself. It is reflexive and understandable.?
Also consider that there is a version of you ready to permit yourself to put your worries aside in favor of focusing on other valuable things in life.?
This version is undoubtedly more rested and probably happier. Provided you’re open to it, it can be found just around the corner.?
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