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Is It Okay to Worry About the Future?
The lines about the future seem to be drawn but look blurry
Ignoring the thoughts is all I knew would work. But it never works like that. It kept playing like an old movie tape, reminding me of the status quo.
The nature of the “events” is an entanglement of the past and what the future holds. The lines about the future seem to be drawn but look blurry.
Could there be proven solutions from the past? Or examples of past overcomes that I can fall back on? That’s what I thought, perusing through past events in my life.
It often happens when I’m stuck and filled with anxiety. The infamous “worries” started creeping into my frustration and tried to dictate my next course of action, which never seemed plausible.
Worry is a form of fear that occupies our minds when we allow it to. Again, it’s known to cause anxiety; if unchecked, it may stagnate our path of progress.
Flashback.
I worried more about my exams and getting good results in my childhood. Life seemed beautiful (by my standards then). That was it as long as I had a full tummy and enjoyed my sleep.
Time seemed to roll faster at the time, and I was never a stranger to the good life. My parents rarely complained…
