Change your self-image. You must begin by asking yourself, “What sort of person I am?”. How would you describe yourself? A person who is afraid of life, uneasy in many situations and prone to worry?
Tips To Overcome Worries
The way to overcome fear and worry is to change your response to the situation around you. The secret is in our selves.
It is not what happens to us but the way we react to what happens that counts.
Make a positive approach to life . To change your self-image you must change your reaction to the experiences of life.
Begin by counting your blessings and being thankful for your possessions.
Is your mind able to think and plan? Are you able to see the beauty of the country side, hear and enjoy melodious music, appreciate tasty and healthy food? These are real blessings.
Every day stop a few minutes to appreciate what you have. Begin the day with a positive affirmation “I am going to live this day enjoying good health and happiness”.
Resolve to face life as it really is. If you have problems face them squarely – don’t run away from them or leave them in the back of your mind.
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When some misfortune threatens, consider seriously and deliberately what is the worst that could be possibly happen. Then be prepared to face it bravely while hoping for the best. You will find that your worry disappears to a great extent. If you have not shirked in facing the worst possible situation, you will find that your worry dissolves altogether. Remember you have at your disposal your personal gifts and the strength that comes from the heart of the universe.
Accept the situation in which you find yourself. If there is nothing that can be done to change it, realize that you will have to live with it and accept it. Many people become tense because they struggle against something that cannot be changed.
The great secret of happy and peaceful living is in the phrase “one day at a time”. It means: “live one day at a time”. Realise how much time you have wasted by worrying about the future and regretting about the past. Today is yours to use it to the full.
When you get up in the morning resolve to think of matters concerned with that one day and leave everything else until the next day comes.
Do your best to handle these subjects with faith and perseverance.
Plan your day. It is good thing to make a plan for the day. Just as you budget your money, you should also budget your time.
Do your best and leave the rest. Resolve to do your best at each task and then leave it. It is good to remember that ‘Even this will pass away”.
You cannot do anything properly if you worry about something you are going to do next. Give all your attention to the matter on hand.
Relax. This is perhaps the greatest word of all. Take time to relax and live in a relaxed way.
Make up your mind that you will never rush up. Get up a little early so that you don’t have to rush out for work. Take things quietly and calmly. Get in to the habit of taking “one minute rest’ off and on several times in a day.
Fix some time during the day when, for ten minutes or so, you can sit down and relax yourself completely.
Remember you need to relax your mind as well as your body. prepare a quite room for yourself. Let your mind dwell upon the beautiful pictures around you in the room and the beauty you can see from the windows.
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