You can’t change the past, but you can ruin a perfectly good present by worrying about the future.
When we were children, we were taught to think about the future: exams, scholarships and future ambitions. And as we grow up, we still worry about the future: bills, relationships, loans, careers. Often, we look back on the past and think ‘What if?’ and invariably start listing down our regrets. I have to admit, it is our responsibility to plan our futures and to learn from our past mistakes, but stressing and worrying endlessly will not help our present lives! In fact, stress is bad for your health and contributes to many diseases, depression and suicide.
So, the million dollar question is.. how do you stop worrying? By taking control of your present – live every moment, enjoy, relate, do and give as much as you can. Here are a few tips adapted from Dr Denis Waitley’s book The Psychology Of Winning on how to start living for today!
- Treat people more like brothers and sisters, treat animals more like people, treat nature better
- Value your loved ones and family – buy something nice or tell them how much they mean to you.
- Spend time listening to and giving encouragement to someone
- Make a contribution to something or someone for which there is no obligation
- Do something you have wanted to do for a long time – it could be a movie marathon, meditation, taking a vacation or just settling down to read a good novel
- Get some good sleep, eat more nutritious food and start exercising
- Learn something new; a new language or a skill such as cooking or fishing.
