So many people before us have always left the stepping stones to conquer worry. Worry has the ability not only to drive one's life into the ground, it also has the power to even disable you! Some people get so worried, that all positive energies are drained out of them, and then they don't even have the energy to get up in the morning. A lot of us usually complain that getting out of bed is pretty much the hardest thing of all. It's all because of a lethargy caused by incessant worry. The reason for that is, the night before we wake up, we ponder upon everything that could ruin our lives in the future. There is a solution to worry, simple yet difficult:
GET BUSY!
Getting busy is probably the cheapest yet most effective medicine to worry and misery. Worry and misery are very closely connected. When one worries, he becomes miserable, put simply. All of us always have those moments in our lives when we worry about EVERYTHING that can go wrong. The impact of such a thoughts cycle can have one's mind go on in circles and circles. The downward spiral of such a thinking pattern may even lead up to one's suicide. It's true! I know that sounds dramatic, but it is true. Sometimes worry gets so intense, that it sparks up our imagination towards everything that could possibly go wrong, which all may never happen. Worry has a simultaneous ability to appear both SO REAL, yet at the same time, to be a COMPLETE illusion! What is the solution to such a self-destructive emotion?
GET BUSY!
Worry mainly has to do with the subconscious. It consists of all the thoughts in the subconscious which manifest as 'what-if' imaginations, all showing you the illusory path to your doom. That's what worry can be classified as: Your subconscious just trying to get a piece of your life. When worry goes to extreme lengths, it can also lead to certain forms of mental illness, specifically Generalized Anxiety Disorder, or any other disorder which falls under that category, for example, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Anxiety and worry are very closely related, and this is something Charles Linden often points out. (Charles Linden offers great advice to all those suffering from GAD, OCD or Panic Disorder. Google his name if you need to!) The moment we allow ourselves to sit down and begin to think, or allow thoughts to roam in our minds, worry automatically spawns. That is why we:
GET BUSY!
Getting busy heals our mind in a certain, unique way. I already said that worry has to do with the subconscious part of the mind. When we get busy, we allow ONLY the CONSCIOUS part of our mind to operate. This means that with only the conscious mind operating, we no longer give attention to the subconscious part of the mind. By doing that, we allow the subconscious part of the mind to have the rest IT NEEDS. If we constantly worry, or in other words, use all of our subconscious energy, we wear the subconscious down, allowing it no time to be able to heal. However, if we keep working and remain in a state of 'being busy', we use only the conscious part of our minds; thus, we allow the subconscious mind the rest that it deserves. OSHO, the great Indian philosopher mentioned: We need to be able to operate on the space in between thoughts. When we worry, we focus on certain thoughts which make us sad and mad. On the other hand, if we keep our minds and bodies in a state of action, we are allowed to work in the space BETWEEN thoughts. This allows our subconscious to rest. So this is the strange paradox of life we have to learn to accept:
When we remain busy throughout the WHOLE day, we are able to have a good night's sleep. By working throughout the whole day, we are able to attain that peace of mind we all deserve.
Most definitely, this is not easy at all. It requires extreme perseverance and strength to be able to carry this out: Working the whole day. But maybe this is an integral part of human nature. We can't attain peace of mind unless we work. Peace of mind never just comes on its own; it is earned! So basically, if there are duties that are needed to be taken care of throughout the day, make sure you don't put your head on the pillow of your bed, until you've completed them. If we do place our heads on the pillows before we get our tasks done, we won't be able to get sleep in the first place! To repeat:
Peace of mind is only gained after one has worked. There is no other way to earn it.
All in all, we can learn that, getting busy conquers worry!
GET BUSY!
Worry mainly has to do with the subconscious. It consists of all the thoughts in the subconscious which manifest as 'what-if' imaginations, all showing you the illusory path to your doom. That's what worry can be classified as: Your subconscious just trying to get a piece of your life. When worry goes to extreme lengths, it can also lead to certain forms of mental illness, specifically Generalized Anxiety Disorder, or any other disorder which falls under that category, for example, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Anxiety and worry are very closely related, and this is something Charles Linden often points out. (Charles Linden offers great advice to all those suffering from GAD, OCD or Panic Disorder. Google his name if you need to!) The moment we allow ourselves to sit down and begin to think, or allow thoughts to roam in our minds, worry automatically spawns. That is why we:
GET BUSY!
Getting busy heals our mind in a certain, unique way. I already said that worry has to do with the subconscious part of the mind. When we get busy, we allow ONLY the CONSCIOUS part of our mind to operate. This means that with only the conscious mind operating, we no longer give attention to the subconscious part of the mind. By doing that, we allow the subconscious part of the mind to have the rest IT NEEDS. If we constantly worry, or in other words, use all of our subconscious energy, we wear the subconscious down, allowing it no time to be able to heal. However, if we keep working and remain in a state of 'being busy', we use only the conscious part of our minds; thus, we allow the subconscious mind the rest that it deserves. OSHO, the great Indian philosopher mentioned: We need to be able to operate on the space in between thoughts. When we worry, we focus on certain thoughts which make us sad and mad. On the other hand, if we keep our minds and bodies in a state of action, we are allowed to work in the space BETWEEN thoughts. This allows our subconscious to rest. So this is the strange paradox of life we have to learn to accept:
When we remain busy throughout the WHOLE day, we are able to have a good night's sleep. By working throughout the whole day, we are able to attain that peace of mind we all deserve.
Most definitely, this is not easy at all. It requires extreme perseverance and strength to be able to carry this out: Working the whole day. But maybe this is an integral part of human nature. We can't attain peace of mind unless we work. Peace of mind never just comes on its own; it is earned! So basically, if there are duties that are needed to be taken care of throughout the day, make sure you don't put your head on the pillow of your bed, until you've completed them. If we do place our heads on the pillows before we get our tasks done, we won't be able to get sleep in the first place! To repeat:
Peace of mind is only gained after one has worked. There is no other way to earn it.
All in all, we can learn that, getting busy conquers worry!
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