Ever listened to someone define anxiety in just such a way that modified it completely?
I won't forget sitting in class and having my master coach say to everyone, "Now a lot of things are on the point of changing in your life, and this may bring up some hysteria, but just think of this anxiety as new things going down. "
Woah.
New things going down? I've never thought of it like that before. When we get down to define anxiety in a strict sense, it's a sense of worry or nervous tension about a situation that truly has a pinch of uncertainty surrounding it. What could occur next? What will the result be? In a way, anxiety is a superb indicator of forward thinking or "row boat thinking," a phrase I have recently coined.
What is the thought behind "row boat thinking?"
We are given a fascinating narrative through our lives that sounds a lot like this..."I'll be cheerful when this happens. It will all turn out when I arrive there. " The issue is, we are rowing toward this island that actually does not exist. We think it's there, but it is one of the most beautifully created mirages we have ever experienced. It's really sexy. It's captivating. It's just enough to keep us grasping and thirsting for more. But there's serious danger in this sort of thinking meanging that anxiety can be our best indicator that we are actually caught in the act of doing it in the first place.
Living in the future can have as many negative complications as living deep in the past. Everyone knows what it is like to desire to run from our past, but I'm going to hang out on a limb to say that we absolutely must avoid living in the future as much. We can get stuck in a place, a very uncertain place, that honestly is beyond our control. Should you set big goals and have a grand vision for what you desire out of your life? Definitely. But the danger is building the basis of your contentment on such a place.
The one guarantee I can make you about this life is that it will absolutely change. You can't go to the past, the present is subject to being changed at any moment and the future is to be decided.
So what can we do?
That uncertainty...love it. Embrace the hell out of it. The uncertain places in your life are chances to have nothing short than delightful magic occur. Do you really know what is going to happen? Absolutely not. Will you try to project as much as is possible? Yes, we've all done that haven't we? But when you start coming back to the current time, continuously because our minds never stop getting distracted, you get to fully be here. Here is a great spot to be. Start actually seeing what is occurring around you rather than hiding and spending too much time distracting yourself from everything that isn't right here and now.
So all nervousness actually is, when it comes down to it, is new things happening. Like that feeling and sit with it. Really take the time to actually feel the nervousness in your gut and then take a moment to start to comprehend why it's coming up. "In this moment, what is the thing that's going down at this time that's honestly new?" When you attempt to do that, well, things become lots more fun. But when you stop living in days to come the anxiety starts to leave altogether.
It is actually about how we define anxiety to start with.
I won't forget sitting in class and having my master coach say to everyone, "Now a lot of things are on the point of changing in your life, and this may bring up some hysteria, but just think of this anxiety as new things going down. "
Woah.
New things going down? I've never thought of it like that before. When we get down to define anxiety in a strict sense, it's a sense of worry or nervous tension about a situation that truly has a pinch of uncertainty surrounding it. What could occur next? What will the result be? In a way, anxiety is a superb indicator of forward thinking or "row boat thinking," a phrase I have recently coined.
What is the thought behind "row boat thinking?"
We are given a fascinating narrative through our lives that sounds a lot like this..."I'll be cheerful when this happens. It will all turn out when I arrive there. " The issue is, we are rowing toward this island that actually does not exist. We think it's there, but it is one of the most beautifully created mirages we have ever experienced. It's really sexy. It's captivating. It's just enough to keep us grasping and thirsting for more. But there's serious danger in this sort of thinking meanging that anxiety can be our best indicator that we are actually caught in the act of doing it in the first place.
Living in the future can have as many negative complications as living deep in the past. Everyone knows what it is like to desire to run from our past, but I'm going to hang out on a limb to say that we absolutely must avoid living in the future as much. We can get stuck in a place, a very uncertain place, that honestly is beyond our control. Should you set big goals and have a grand vision for what you desire out of your life? Definitely. But the danger is building the basis of your contentment on such a place.
The one guarantee I can make you about this life is that it will absolutely change. You can't go to the past, the present is subject to being changed at any moment and the future is to be decided.
So what can we do?
That uncertainty...love it. Embrace the hell out of it. The uncertain places in your life are chances to have nothing short than delightful magic occur. Do you really know what is going to happen? Absolutely not. Will you try to project as much as is possible? Yes, we've all done that haven't we? But when you start coming back to the current time, continuously because our minds never stop getting distracted, you get to fully be here. Here is a great spot to be. Start actually seeing what is occurring around you rather than hiding and spending too much time distracting yourself from everything that isn't right here and now.
So all nervousness actually is, when it comes down to it, is new things happening. Like that feeling and sit with it. Really take the time to actually feel the nervousness in your gut and then take a moment to start to comprehend why it's coming up. "In this moment, what is the thing that's going down at this time that's honestly new?" When you attempt to do that, well, things become lots more fun. But when you stop living in days to come the anxiety starts to leave altogether.
It is actually about how we define anxiety to start with.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author and creator of The Words Of Encouragement a website dedicated to bringing encouraging words to all those who are in need of some help, whether that ranges from helping people define anxiety to providing them with strong powerful quotes about life so they can continue to chase their dreams.
