When sitting in class I find my number one distraction is thinking "What comes next?" I start thinking- once I leave this class what am I going to do next? and before I know it I have worked myself up about the future to the point of freaking out. When I finally pop back into reality and the "now" I realize I haven't been paying attention- I have missed the present by worrying about the future. I have actually failed tests because I was not paying attention in class due to worrying about things that have not yet occurred. It got me thinking...what else am I missing while I am worrying about the future and how is worrying about the future going to improve my future? The sad reality is that I have missed out on a lot by wasting time worrying and no good has come out of worrying...The funny thing about this whole situation is the future I am worrying about and so scared of is never as bad as I think it will be...Sure there are hard moments but I am realizing something - I GET THROUGH THEM....they do not kill me, sure they may knock me down a few pegs but it is not anything that I can not come back from. I know that the future is an intimidating thing..sure there is a little uneasiness when it comes to the unknown..but I think that if you keep the mindset that whatever hard times come your way YOU will be OKAY...Also keep in mind that despite all the ugly things that will occur there will be WONDERFUL things that happen...Another key is to enjoy the little things... A little trick of mine is enjoying even little-good-feelings ..For instance- warm showers- I know it sounds minuscule in the big picture of life but think about how you have hot water to enjoy even that little bit of time of comfort....Enjoy the little things, make them bigger by appreciating it and finding joy.Live for the small good moments, even when the bigger things are not going well..Because guess what!Those small things DO build up.
My number one secret in not being afraid of the future is to get EXCITED about the future...Look at it this way- Each day is a new occurance of events, unexpected things happen each day because we do not know the future..You may have a bad day- the unexpected events were not good- but that is one day..You never know what the next days unexpected events are going to be...you do not know if something amazing will happen,something life changing..Is that not exciting?!?!? I think so many of us fear the unexpected..the key is to be EXCITED about the unexpected each new day brings.It is all about the way you decide to look at the future. You can look at the future and the unexpected moments as something to fear and spend so much time worrying about it or you can look at the future and the unexpected moments as something to celebrate and get excited about. Plus you would be surprised how much positive attitude can affect your future. Take this situatuion as an example : You fall in love- the process is exciting and feels amazing- you heart is later broken - leaving you feeling hurt and like you lost a part of you. How are you going to handle this situation? Are you going to loathe or are you going to look at this situation in a positive light? You are probably wondering how can you look at lost love in a positive light?....It is as simple as getting excited about the possibilities that you face..You have no idea who will come into your life each day-its all about the unexpected- tomorrow or a month from now you may meet a new person that you will have the chance to fall in love with- you get to experiance that thrill and excitement all over again! And sure you can look at it as "What if they break my heart like the last" but what good is thinking about it that way? GET EXCITED FOR THE UNEXPECTED!whether good or bad! If you let that heartbreak eat you away and take your joy then you will probably never let anyone else in and never experiance that joy of falling in love ever again. See now how attitude and outlook can affect the future!
Worrying about the future will not improve your future. If anything it will hurt your future...So stop worrying,embrace the small good things, do not let the big bad things kill your postive outlook of the future, and GET EXCITED FOR THE UNEXPECTED. Your life is a story- are you gonna make it a happy-positive one? or are you going to let the unknown eat you away and bring you down? It is all up to you!Now stop being a little emo-scared-self loathing- loser and get excited about what is yet to come :)
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