“Turning it over” looks like acknowledging, (sometimes out loud or in writing – often with great emotional pain), that something is beyond my reach. I have to ask: “What is mine to do here, and what isn’t?” I must find the next right action — small, concrete, within my actual sphere of control — and then let the rest be.
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Worry is resistance. It is us saying to the universe, I do not trust what is coming, I don’t like it, and so I will fight it in my mind before it even arrives. That mental fighting is exhausting. And it rarely changes the outcome.
As part of our growth process, we often focus on living in the moment and trying to take in the wonder, joy and even the lessons hidden in pain. We can wonder through life, handling whatever it is that life gives us. While your wander, instead of focusing on what not to think about and what you shouldn’t do, try to instead keep an eye open to where you want to go.
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First things first. How it works, is that I will focus on one issue at a time. If I can, I try to focus on an action that I can take today, limiting my focus to only one of the issues (perhaps the issue that needs the most attention), therefore not facing the brunt of a bunch of concerning issues.
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Commitment means doing it even if you don’t feel up to it, and especially when you don’t feel up to it. Make part of your commitment involve being willing to ask for help and to use that help/assistance when needed. I want to say this loud and clear, there is nothing wrong with asking for help. You deserve allowing help and some others should not be denied if they want to offer themselves for help.
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There are guided visual meditations, tension and relaxation of body part meditations, eve movement meditations, etc. What I want to emphasize is that many believe that the only way to meditate is to “clear my mind of all thoughts” and sit for long periods of time. This is not how meditation has to be for you.