Worry is an
extension of fear, and can also set you up for attracting that which you
don’t want in your life. We have all had the experience of worrying
about something at some point in our lives. Some of us have a habitual
tendency to worry, and all of us have known someone who is a chronic worrier.
Worry is an extension of fear and can be a very draining experience. In order
for worry to exist, we have to imagine that something bad might happen. What
we are worrying about has not happened yet, however, so this bad thing is by
definition a fantasy. Understood this way, worry is a self-created state of
needless fear. Still, most of us worry. One reason we worry is because we feel like
we’re not in control. For example, you might worry about your loved ones
driving home in bad weather. There is nothing you can do to guarantee their
safe passage, but you worry until you find out they have reached their
destination unharmed. In this instance, worry is an attempt to feel useful
and in control. However, worrying does nothing to ensure a positive outcome
and it has an unpleasant effect on your body, mind, and spirit. The good news
is that there are ways to transform this kind of worry so that it has a
healing effect. Just as worry uses the imagination, so does the antidote to
worry. Next time you find that you are worrying, imagine the best result
instead of anticipating the worst outcome. Visualize your loved ones’ path
bathed in white light and clearly see in your mind’s eye their safe arrival.
Imagine angels or guides watching over them as they make their way home.
Generate peace and well-being instead of nervousness and unease within
yourself. Another reason we worry is that something
that we know is pending but are avoiding is nagging us — an unpaid parking
ticket, an upcoming test, an issue with a friend. In these cases,
acknowledging that we are worried and taking action is the best solution. If
you can confront the situation and own your power to change it, you’ll have
no reason to worry. |
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