Human beings possess an incredible ability to be strong. Always more capable than one believes. I am surprised with the thoughts of strength and capability pass through my head on the day I feel so relaxed after coming back from my most glorious 3 day week-end in Parainen Turku.
Yet, who can stop the thoughts that run like wild horses ? Not me certainly. So I cope with the reality of it just as I I cope successfully with life's challenge. I was witnessing a lifestyle that was so different from mine. For a while I was nervous but I knew the wisdom that life itself possess and who am I to control it. Let stupid nervousness take control of me to make me in charge of something I can't manage in the first place... I am wise enough to know that this will end up with me feeling guilty. or nervous.
The weeks, days, and hours leading up to an event that we believe will test our limits, we can become nervous. While we may have previously regarded ourselves as equal to the trials that lie ahead, we reach a point at which they near and our anxiety begins to mount. We then become increasingly worked up, until the moment of truth arrives and we discover that our worry was all for nothing. We are almost always stronger and more capable than we believe ourselves to be. But anxiety is not rational in nature, which means that in most cases we cannot work through it using logic as our only tool. Reason can help us recognize the relative futility of unwarranted worry but, more often than not, we will find more comfort in patterns of thought and activity that redirect our attention to practical or engaging matters.
Most of us find it remarkably difficult to focus on two distinct thoughts or emotions at once, and we can use this natural human limitation to our advantage when trying to stay centered in the period leading up to a potentially tricky experience. When we concentrate on something unrelated to our worryósuch as deep breathing, visualizations of success, pleasurable pursuits, or exerciseóanxiety dissipates naturally. Meditation is also a useful coping mechanism as it provides us with a means to ground ourselves in the moment. Our guides can aid us by providing us with a focal point wholly outside of our own sphere.
The intense emotional flare-up you experience just before you are set to challenge yourself is often a mixture of both excitement and fear. When you take steps to eliminate the fear, you can more fully enjoy the excitement. Though you may find it difficult to avoid getting worked up, your awareness of the forces acting on your feelings will help you return to your center and accept that few hurdles you will face will be as high as they at first appear.
Daily OM !!!!
