I can worry like a champ about pretty much
everything and everyone. (If you need
anyone to worry for you, I’m your girl!) When
it comes to choreography, I can obsess about why I’m not gaining any headway
with a song I like. What I have found is
that the more I worry, the more creativity eludes me. Even though I understand this, I still find
it difficult sometimes to let go.
Knowing that worrying isn’t helpful (and is actually harmful) doesn’t
seem to keep me from it. I need to exert an enormous strength of will to get my
thoughts back on track. Worrying has
become a bad habit.
And then there’s the superstitious aspect of worry. “I worried before so much about this person and it all turned out really well. What would happen if I decide not to worry?” (As crazy as that sounds, I know you get what I mean.)
I really want to break this habit. But then the possibility looms that I might enter the vicious cycle of worrying that I won’t be able to stop worrying.
Sometimes, we can think that worrying about people we care about means that we are supporting them. Actually, the opposite is true.
If you think about the people you love and who love you, do you really want to send the vibration of worry in their direction? Do you want to receive that vibration?
Wouldn’t we rather send and receive love rather than fear? By sending love energy to our loved ones we are sending trust in their ability to manage. I am sure we would all prefer to receive that as well.
So of all the bad habits I have, I want to be a warrior about worry. I believe that “defending” or “fighting” only reinforces fear thoughts. A true warrior stands firm in what she believes to be true and doesn’t have to fight anything. She turns her head consciously toward the light rather than focusing on the darkness. She decides to direct her thoughts toward the positive and travel her own path, focusing on love.
This is the kind of warrior I aspire to be.
If I can only stop worrying…
And then there’s the superstitious aspect of worry. “I worried before so much about this person and it all turned out really well. What would happen if I decide not to worry?” (As crazy as that sounds, I know you get what I mean.)
I really want to break this habit. But then the possibility looms that I might enter the vicious cycle of worrying that I won’t be able to stop worrying.
Sometimes, we can think that worrying about people we care about means that we are supporting them. Actually, the opposite is true.
If you think about the people you love and who love you, do you really want to send the vibration of worry in their direction? Do you want to receive that vibration?
Wouldn’t we rather send and receive love rather than fear? By sending love energy to our loved ones we are sending trust in their ability to manage. I am sure we would all prefer to receive that as well.
So of all the bad habits I have, I want to be a warrior about worry. I believe that “defending” or “fighting” only reinforces fear thoughts. A true warrior stands firm in what she believes to be true and doesn’t have to fight anything. She turns her head consciously toward the light rather than focusing on the darkness. She decides to direct her thoughts toward the positive and travel her own path, focusing on love.
This is the kind of warrior I aspire to be.
If I can only stop worrying…
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