A few years ago I visited a used book store in Seattle. It had several cats hanging around with the customers, which was pretty cool.
I found a copy of How To Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie, of "How to Win Friends and Influence People" fame.
I bought it, and it's been a great book to keep around when I get stressed out.
One of the exercises in the book suggests creating your own rules for overcoming worry. I wrote my answers down and have copied them here.
Rules for Overcoming Worry
- Remember that every moment is new. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
- Meditate. Breathe relaxation and loving-kindness into your muscles, from head to toe.
- Remember what your mother told you when you were a stressed out child (and has been so right about): "Most of the things you worry about will never even happen".
- Focus on the present day in front of you. The distant future is of no concern. As Apollo Creed told Rocky Balboa as he trained to fight Clubber Lang: "There is no tomorrow!"
I put a lot of energy into stayling relaxed these days. I know that being stressed out will not only not help but rather it will harm me.
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