It is SO helpful to worry – I feel SO much better after a good worry session. ~ said NO ONE EVER.

Do you ever lose perspective, sinking into worry and exhaustion?  Me, too.  I honed worry into an art form until I finally discovered that negative thoughts are habit-forming.  (Thankfully, so are positive ones!)  With just a little practice, we can form the habit of focusing on balancing our priorities and possibilities.  When we do, we just might find that we spend less time stressing about our challenges and draining our life away.

Steps to eliminate (or at least reduce!) worry:

1.  Use the power of distraction. Use a meditation or guided imagery app on your smartphone or computer. Try deep breathing, counting 1-2-3-4 while breathing in, holding your breath to the count of 1-2-3-4-5-6-7, and gently blowing your breath out to the count of 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.  Repeat 2X.

2.  Awfulize. Make your worry the worst thing in the world until it’s so ridiculous you have to stop.

3. Play the opposite game.  What if the opposite of your worry happened? What would that bring to your life?

4.  Did I mention distraction?  🙂

Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush, it can color any situation. Barbara Johnson